How to snog a hagfish! : disgusting things in the sea / / Jonathan Eyers
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| Autore: |
Eyers Jonathan
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| Titolo: |
How to snog a hagfish! : disgusting things in the sea / / Jonathan Eyers
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Adlard Coles, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (97 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 591.92 |
| Soggetto topico: | Marine animals |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Introduction; 01 Looks Aren't Everything; 02 Disgusting Diets; 03 Disgusting Defences; 04 Disgusting Habits; 05 Monsters of the Deep; 06 Shark Alert!; 07 The Best of the Rest of the Worst; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | For most people, seasickness is the most unpleasant thing they experience at sea. However, beneath the surface is a whole other world, and a lot of it could turn all but the strongest stomachs. When attacked, the hagfish (also known as the slime eel) ties itself in a knot that travels the length of its body, squeezing out mucus by the bucketful and making it impossible for a predator to keep hold. To eat, a starfish regurgitates its stomach, digests its food then swallows its stomach back down again. Pearlfish stick close to sea cucumbers, whose bowels they swim into when danger's near. And wi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | How to snog a hagfish |
| ISBN: | 1-280-11850-4 |
| 9786613522795 | |
| 1-4081-4061-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461725703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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