| Description |
vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Mayfly -- Gall midge -- Pine processionary moth -- Hessian fly -- Gastrotrich -- House fly -- Coral reef pygmy goby -- Mosquito -- Honey bee -- Chameleon -- Turquoise killifish -- Leaf insect -- Bedbug -- Squid -- Walking stick -- Black widow spider -- Mongolian gerbil -- Sea cucumber -- Krill -- Hummingbird -- Moose -- Chicken -- Tick -- Scallop -- Scorpion -- Millipede -- Queen ant -- Marine iguana -- Vampire bat -- Penguin -- Dog -- Snail -- Rattlesnake -- Tyrannosaurus rex -- Tarantula -- Giraffe -- Starfish -- Triceratops -- Cat -- Sloth -- Mute swan -- Polar bear -- Cow -- Goldfish -- Sundew -- Stegosaurus -- Gorilla -- Horse -- Ostrich -- Alligator -- Elephant -- Diplodocus -- Human -- Lobster -- Tortoise -- Saguaro cactus -- Rougheye rockfish -- Bowhead whale -- Koi -- Quahog clam -- Saw palmetto -- Sacred fig -- Huon pine -- Giant sequoia -- Alerce tree -- Black coral -- Bristlecone pine -- Fungus -- Norway spruce -- Creosote bush -- Mongarlowe mallee -- Box huckleberry -- Sponge -- King's lomatia -- Quaking aspen -- Sea grass -- Bacillus sphaericus -- Bacillus permians -- Jellyfish -- Hydra |
| Summary |
A gall midge hatches, breeds, and dies in a 3-hour period. A bowhead whale can live for 200 years, a quahog clam 400. And box huckleberries growing today sprouted some 13,000 years ago. This fact-filled science book explains how and why some 99 animals and plants - including dragonflies, horses, dogs, snakes, humans, tortoises, sequoias, and jellyfish - live as long, or as briefly, as they do |
| Subject |
Life spans (Biology)
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Longevity.
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| LC no. |
2009047913 |
| ISBN |
9780811736220 |
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