| Description |
1 online resource (97 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Marine animals -- Anecdotes
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Marine animals.
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781408140611 |
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1408140616 |
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