INDEX
- Abominable Snow Man, 155
- Ants, 6, 31, 36, 62, 71
- Aphroditids, 39
- Asp, 26
- Bats, 121, 124
- Bear, 133
- Beavers, 185
- Bees, 135, 144
- Beetles, 142, 158
- Birds, 27, 34, 43, 54, 55, 62, 70, 77, 81, 89, 96, 97, 102, 110
- Brachiopods, 52
- Bryozoa, 15
- Caterpillars, 150
- Caves, 3, 43, 57
- Centipedes, 126
- Chameleon, 9
- Clams, 111, 113
- Corals, 114
- Crabs, 18, 125
- Crocodile, 176
- Ctenophores, 118
- Dodo, 55
- Dogs, 169
- Duck Hawk, 97
- Dugongs, 172
- Eagle, 103, 162
- Elephant, 93, 117, 120, 194
- Fireflies, 164
- Fish, 13, 33, 72, 89, 99, 143, 148, 156
- Flowers, 31
- Forests, 20, 42, 119
- Frogs, 24, 160, 162, 167, 186
- Gorilla, 194
- Grasshopper, 113, 128, 130, 157
- Guacharo, 43
- Hornbills, 34
- Horned Viper, 26, 162
- Iguanas, 41
- Insects, 26, 139, 181, 184
- Lemmings, 196
- Lizards, 30, 41, 174, 179, 180
- Locusts, 128, 130
- Manatees, 172
- Mantid, 163
- Mermaids, 172
- Millipedes, 123
- Mollusk, 165
- Monkeys, 21, 37, 141, 183
- Moth, 191
- Ocean, 47
- Octracoderms, 33
- Opossum, 170
- Orchids, 122, 191
- Oysters, 117
- Pearls, 112
- Penguins, 5
- Pigeons, 27
- Plants, 46, 78, 108, 131, 137, 139, 149, 150, 154, 159, 187, 190, 192
- Platypus, 199
- Porcupine, 197
- Proteus, 57
- Proturans, 185
- Rabbit, 192
- Rats, 137, 141, 184, 195
- Raven, 89
- Reptiles, 61
- Rotifers, 85
- Salamander, 178
- Sea Horse, 82
- Sea Urchin, 50
- Seals, 84, 161, 188
- Shark, 134, 138
- Shrew, 181
- Silk Worm, 98
- Skuas, 110
- Snails, 44, 109, 152
- Snakes, 26, 49, 77, 88, 105, 162, 174
- Spiders, 9, 15, 30, 41, 67, 91
- Sponge, 2
- Squids, 67
- Sting Rays, 89, 146
- Tamandua, 21
- Tarantula, 30
- Termites, 45, 115, 137
- Ticks, 20
- Tiger, 196
- Toads, 159, 162
- Tomato, 92
- Toucan, 108
- Trees, 129, 141, 189, 190
- Viper, 26, 162
- Weasel, 193
- Whippoorwill, 70
- Worms, 10, 22, 51, 64, 73, 90, 98, 132, 142, 151, 157, 158
Topic List
- INTRODUCTION
- PREFACE
- The Invisible Underground Jungle
- The Self-Perpetuating Sponge
- Living “Stars” in Caves
- Parenthood Among Penguins
- The Strategy of Warrior Ants
- Uganda’s Miniature Dinosaur
- The Strange Ways of Spiders
- Worms With a Thousand Eyes
- Queer Fish, But Definitely
- Love Life Among the Spiders
- The Lace Weavers
- The Ways of Crabs
- Ticks With Noses in Their Legs
- The Fourth Realm of Life
- Rubber-Band Worms that Stretch and Stretch
- Frog Versatility
- The Horned Viper Spears Other Animals
- The World of Insects
- Gigantic Serpents of the Sky
- The Limbless Lizard
- The Maddening Tarantula
- A Flower That Grows Through Solid Ice
- The Versatile Ant Farmers
- Ostracoderms: Ancestors of True Fish
- The Ever Faithful Hornbills
- Ants With Tailor Skills
- Fiend Symphonies of the Jungle
- Tyrants of the Polychaete Race
- Eating Habits of Spiders
- The Suicide Instinct of Iguanas
- Forests That Eat Meat
- Cave-Dwelling Birds
- Where Snails Become Flowers
- Termites That Eat Lead
- The Plant That Eats Animals
- The Ocean’s Sound Barrier
- Snakes That Act and Look Like Worms
- A Porcupine of the Sea
- Worms That Are Unkillable
- The Remarkable Brachiopods
- Feathers on Birds Adapt to the Seasons
- Why the Dodo Became Extinct
- The Shark of the Soil
- The Sleeping Habits of Mammals
- The Eerie Eyes of Animals at Night
- World of the Blind
- The Remarkable Clam Worms
- Winged Reptile
- Vicious Fire Ants
- The Architectural Genius of Birds
- The Ferocious Leech Worms
- The Complex Spider’s Web
- Monsters of the Deep: The Great Squids
- The Vanishing Whippoorwill
- Ants Can Smell Almost Anything
- Fish That Fish For Fish
- Worms That Are Flowers
- The Heavy Toll of Bird Migrations
- Deadly Snakes That Take Life Easy
- Weird Plant-Animals
- Weird Ways of Birds
- The Fantastic Sea Horse
- The Great Seal Migrations
- Monsters With Buzz Saws
- Two-Headed Snakes Aren’t Rare
- Fantastic Sea Creatures
- The Varieties of Raven Language
- Worms With Hypodermic Needles
- The Fatal Black Widow Spider
- Plants That are Animated
- The Tomato—Cinderella of Vegetables
- The Holiest Place on Earth
- The Vanishing Golden Carpet
- Evolution of the Bird
- Speed Ace of the Air
- The Remarkable Instincts of the Silk Worm
- The Strange World of the Sea
- The Cannibal Birds of the Pacific
- Eagles as Indian Pets
- The Giant Insects of the Carolines
- The Valley Where Dusk is Death
- Enigma of Evolution: the Snake
- The Fastest Growth on Earth
- Birds That Duel
- Brakes on Plant Life
- Snails Are the Flowers of the Sea
- The Brutal South Pole Birds
- Silk-Bearded Clams
- Pearls Grow in Brooks
- Grasshopper-Infested Glaciers
- Monster Clams of Polynesia
- Corals Combine Plants and Animal Life
- The First Engineers—Termites
- Oyster Oddities
- The World’s Biggest Sneeze
- The Luminescent Ctenophores
- The Forest That Time Forgot
- The Versatility of the Elephant’s Trunk
- Fiendish Vampires of the Night
- Remarkable Orchids
- Nature’s Insecticide: The Millipede
- Bats Have Built-in Radar
- Crabs That Climb Trees
- The Ferocious Centipede
- The Plant That Makes Men Dumb
- The Scourge of the Earth: Locusts
- Trees Can Grow Smaller
- Underworld Cities
- Plants That Create Mirages
- The Octopus Worm: Evolution’s Mystery
- The Monster Bear of Kamchatka
- Strange Denizens of the Deep
- Communism Among the Bees
- Candles on Bushes
- The Desert Rat Manufactures Water
- The Caste System of the Termite
- The Shark That Stands Upright
- The Dead Man’s Vine
- The Insect With Fourteen Lives
- Shyness Characteristic of Giant Rats
- Nocturnal Potto
- Where Trees are Square
- The Lamp That is a Beetle
- Rainstorms of Worms
- The Icy Arctic Wonderland
- Fish That Live on Land
- The Special Language of Bees
- Poisonous Platters of the Sea
- Our Un-American Food
- Worms That Commit Mass Suicide
- Fish That Survive Freezing
- Plants That Kill
- Caterpillars That Pretend to be Snakes
- All Plants Are Luminous
- Worms That Live in the Snow
- The Strange Ways of Snails
- Vision-Producing Plants
- The Abominable Snow Man
- Fish That Sing in the Moonlight
- Brazil’s Vicious Glow Worm
- Grasshoppers Like Chameleons
- Beetles That Helped an Army
- Worms in Medical History
- Toads That Make Poison Gas
- Plants That Thrive on Ice-Bloom
- Poison Arrow Frogs
- The Seal That Can “Lose” Its Head
- The Delectable Horned Viper
- Flying Snakes, Frogs and Toads
- Eagles Build Log Cabin Nests
- The Predatory Mantid
- Fireflies as Electricians
- The Mollusk Vampire of Hell
- Climbing and Flying Frogs
- Mad Dog Cycles
- The Amazing Survival of the Opossum
- Mammal Prototypes of the “Mermaid”
- Limbless Lizards and Glass Snakes
- The Only Bug in the Sea
- A Crocodile With Life After Death
- The Salamander That Lives Like a Worm
- Three-eyed Lizards of New Zealand
- Prodigious Fertility of Insects
- The Lizard That Runs Out of Its Own Skin
- High Living in the Himalayas
- Barking Spider Monkeys
- The Insect That is Born Pregnant
- Bull-dog Animals
- Foresight of Kangaroo Rats
- The Primitive Proturans
- Air-Conditioned Homes of Beavers
- The Demon of Puerto Rico
- Man-Made Plants
- The Great Seal Migration
- The Magic Bark of the Cinchona Tree
- Colombia’s Ant Tree
- The Strange Behavior of Plants
- Venezuela’s Nocturnal Orchid
- The Plant That Strikes Men Dumb
- Combat of Moth and Shrew
- The Ferocious Snake Weasel
- The Rabbit That Swims
- Gorilla Warriors of the Belgian Congo
- The Biggest “Rat” in the World
- The Suicide Marches of Lemmings
- The Ferocity of the Tiger
- The Fearsome Porcupine
- The Plant That Stimulates Visions
- The Puzzling Platypus
- INDEX