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Wicked Weeds and Fiendish Flowers

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If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books or ask your librarian or bookseller for other suggestions:

Carnivorous Plants (Nature Watch) by  Rebecca L. Johnson
Savage Garden by Peter D’Amato
Skunk Cabbage, Sundew Plants and Strangler Figs: And 18 More of the Strangest Plants on Earth by Sally Kneidel

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categories Kate's Bytes | Varmint Bytes | datetime October 31, 2009 2:47 pm | comments Comments (0)

The World’s Toughest Creature Can Fit Up Your Nose.

The American Grizzly, The Tasmanian Devil, The African Elephant. Which of these would win the World’s Toughest Creature Contest? None. Didn’t you read the title? Would any of these fit up your nose? Of course not! The Toughest Creature on Earth has to be the Tardigrade. These eight-legged animals can withstand extreme temperatures as hot as 300 degrees Fahrenheit and as cold as 450 degrees below zero.

They can survive the crushing pressure of the deepest ocean and the airless vacuum of outer space. They can even endure radiation exposure 100 times too deadly to humans.

Unfortunately for them though, they are only about 1 millimeter tall.

If you are interested in subjects from this Byte you might try these books or ask your librarian or bookseller for other suggestions:

Microscopic Life (Kingfisher Knowledge) by Richard Walker and Peter C. Doherty

Guide to Microlife by Kenneth G. Rainis and Bruce J. Russell

Extremely Weird Micro Monsters by Sarah Lovett

Deep Space Extremes by James Bow

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categories Kate's Bytes | Varmint Bytes | datetime September 20, 2009 10:22 am | comments Comments (0)

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