Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects And Spiders.CHRISTOPHER O'TOOLE, ED. FIREFLY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REPTILES reptiles terrestrial or aquatic vertebrates which breathe air through lungs and have a skin covering of horny scales. They are poikilothermic, oviparous or ovoviviparous, and, if they have legs they are short and constructed solely for crawling. AND AMPHIBIANS amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) HALLIDAY AND KRAIG ADLER, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. . These beautifully illustrated encyclopedias not only detail individual species, but also provide a wealth of information about how these creatures interact with one another and people, as well as the impact they have on their surroundings. "Factfile" entries in both books feature details of species' scientific order, populations, distribution and habitat, size and color, reproduction and life cycle, and conservation status. Insects and Spiders describes all the major known taxonomic groups and paints a compelling portrait of the largely unseen lives of these creatures, including the unusual ways that insects use pheromones pheromones, any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. to communicate and other natural chemicals to ward off predators. Reptiles and Amphibians examines the diversity of these two groups and specifically details how metamorphosis occurs in frogs, salamanders, and caecilians and how venom, especially in snakes, has evolved into such an effective tool. Firefly, 2002, 240 p., Color photos/illus., hardcover, $40.00 ea. |
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