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A compact compendium of nature's curious manifestations, presenting short, topical essays that survey extraordinary biological phenomena from invisible soil jungles and microscopic ecosystems to extreme habitats and unusual parasites. Drawing on museum collections, scientific literature, and decades of reporting, the text explains adaptive strategies, species diversity, and puzzling processes such as nitrogen fixation, while noting how much remains unknown. Organized as numerous individual sections, it blends descriptive natural history with accessible scientific explanation to provoke wonder and highlight the paradoxes that continue to drive biological inquiry.

THE STRANGEST THINGS
IN THE WORLD

A Book About Extraordinary
Manifestations of Nature

THOMAS R. HENRY

Public Affairs Press, Washington, D. C.

Copyright, 1958, by Public Affairs Press
419 New Jersey Avenue, S. E., Washington 3, D. C.

Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 58-10881