The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature

• 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