About this title: Hypochondriacs beware-- would you believe the nastiest creatures in the known universe live inside our bodies? Not content to just find a home and produce offspring in our internal space, parasites will drink our blood, eat our cells, and infest our muscles. There is very little that can be said in their favor, with perhaps one exception-- they are truly fascinating! "Fearsome Fauna "is a wickedly amusing and startlingly informative look into the secret world of these fascinating creatures. Perhaps the greatest biological success story of all time (there are more kinds of parasites than ...
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Description: FINE/pb(New). Yes, the nastiest creatures on earth live inside our bodies. Hypochondriacs, best not read. No marks or wear, unused condition. A LANDS AWAY SALE BOOK. 2000 Freeman trade paperback, 123 pp. ISBN 0716733862 read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 124. Hypochondriacs beware--would you believe that the nastiest creatures in the known universe live inside our bodies? Not content to just find a home & produce offspring in our internal spaces, parasites will drink our blood, eat our cells, & infest our muscles. Here is an amusing & informative look into the secret world of these fascinating creatures. Perhaps the greatest biological success story of all time, parasites have found homes in the vast majority of people on ... read more
Description: New. NNew Trade Paperback. Never Read. We bought about 300 new books from our local bookstore that the owner thought were not quite up to bookstore quality. We got a deal on these and we are passing it on. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780716733867ISBN:0716733862
Description: As New. 4.5" x 8" Tall 0716733862 123pp, bibliography, index, "Fearsome Fauna is a wickedly amusing and startlingly informative look into the secret world of these fascinating creatures. Perhaps the greatest biological success story of all time (there are more kinds of parasites than insects), parasites have found homes in the vast majority of people on earth and have learned to live in their environment without destroying it (usually). For readers who would like to meet these hardworking ... read more
Binding: paperback
Publisher: W. H. Freeman and Company
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780716733867ISBN:0716733862
Description: Good, former library, good reading copy. Good. Parasites have found homes in the vast majority of people on earth and have learned to live in their environment without destroying it (usually). For readers who would like to meet these hard-working beasts-or learn how to avoid them-Fearsome Fauna tells you everything you always wanted to know about parasites, but were too disgusted or terrified to ask. SCIENCE: Biology. read more
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