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Title

Venomous animals of the world / Steve Backshall.

Author

Backshall, Stephen

Publication

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, c2007.

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Description

160 p. : col. ill.; 33 cm.

Summary

From the mighty King Cobra down to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, natural history expert Steve Backshall takes a fascinating look at more than 60 of the most venomous creatures across the world, explaining how their different types of toxins work and why conservation measures are urgently required to ensure their continued survival.

Subject

• Poisonous animals
• Animals, Poisonous

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Brutal toxin. Introduction ; Definitions ; What is venom? ; The evolution of venom ; How venom works ; Overkill? Venom strength and power ; Valuable venom ; Antivenin : miracle antidote? ; What to do if you are bitten ; Myths about venom ; Facts and statistics -- Europe. Violin, fiddleback and recluse spiders ; Fat-tailed scorpion ; Weeverfish ; Dog whelk ; Mauve stinger ; Black widow spiders ; European vipers ; Fire salamander ; Water shrew ; Water boatman ; Blister beetle or Spanish fly ; Devil's coach horse beetle ; Lepidoptera larvae -- North America. Solenodon ; Bark scorpion ; Portuguese man-of-war ; Stingrays ; California newt ; Gila monster ; Beaded lizard ; Rattlesnakes -- Latin America. Bushmaster ; Giant centipedes ; Brazilian wandering or Banana spider ; Tarantulas ; Poison dart frogs ; Tropical lanceheads ; Assassin bugs ; Bullet ant ; Tang or Surgeonfish ; Sponges ; Coral snakes -- Africa. Giant millipedes ; Killer bee ; Stonefish ; African bombardier beetle ; Lionfish, Zebrafish, Scorpionfish, Butterfly cod ; Scorpions ; Black mamba ; African cobras ; Puff adder ; Gaboon viper -- Australasia. Box jellyfish ; Irukandji ; Sea anemones, corals and hydroids ; Australian paralysis tick ; Sydney funnel-web spider ; Redback spider ; Blue-ringed octopus ; Hooded pitohui ; Platypus ; Australian venomous snakes ; Cane toad -- Asia. King cobra ; Other cobras ; Russell's viper ; Saw-scaled viper ; Deathstalker scorpion ; Crown-of-thorns starfish ; Red tides and Ciguatoxins ; Cone shells ; Pufferfish ; Yellow-bellied or Pelagic seasnake ; Slow loris ; Komodo dragon ; Asian giant hornet -- The future for venomous wildlife -- The pressure builds.

ISBN

• 9780801888335
• 0801888336

LCCN

^^2007931643

OCLC

183264054

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library