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Amazed!: Csiro's A-Z of Biodiversity

By Andrea Wild

Book information

Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Year
2021
ISBN
9781486313976, 9781486313983, 1486313973
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (51935677 bytes)
Pages
112\114
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2021-10-22 11:06:39

Description

Prepare to be AmAZed! on this wild ride through Australia's biodiversity from A to Z! Go on an amazing scientific journey through 100 topics inspired by the specimens and stories from CSIRO's National Research Collections Australia. This book is filled with fabulous facts about plants, animals, microbes and the scientists who study them. Find out how new species get their names and discover an orchid that grows underground, identify a fly that looks like a bee, and explore strange fish that live in the deep sea. AmAZed! CSIRO's A to Z of Biodiversity covers Australia's natural wonders and impressive discoveries for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by engaging photos and illustrations. Get ready to encounter the Lost Shark, the phenomena of sea sparkle and zombie worms! Features: Takes the reader on a journey through the alphabet, with each entry inspired by Australia's unique biodiversity. Features photos of the incredible specimens within CSIRO's natural history collections, alongside quirky illustrations by Rachel Tribout. Includes amazing facts about a range of science topics, including insects, birds, plants and much, much more! Inspire excitement, interest and awareness in STEM among elementary school children. Front cover Half title Dedication Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface Collections A Aerogard Algae collection Antibiotics Apisomyia bathae B Biodiversity Bluebottles Bry the Fly Guy Bushfire C Carcharhinus obsoletus Cindy Bessey Crimson Rosellas Cyrtobagous salviniae D Deep-sea fish Diptera Dragons Dung beetles E Eggshell DNA Emu in the Sky Eucalyptus platyphylla Evolution F Feathers Field trips Fire Fish collection G Galahs Germ theory Golden fungi Gut parasites H Haslea Haycocknema perplexum Head lice I Influenza virus Insect collection Insect eating Invasive species J Jellyfish-like pseudo-organisms Jewel beetles Joeys Jumping spiders K Kangaroo Grass Kauri Moths Kingdom Animalia Kookaburras L Leopardwood Lichens Loch Ness monster Luana Lins M Metal nests Migratory birds Mining our biodiversity Mosses of Antarctica N Natural history Nematodes New species Nymphaea violacea O Oceans of plastic Origins of life Ornithoptera richmondia Oysters P Paradise Parrots Perfume Plant collection Pollinators Q Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Quisqualis and Quinqueremulus Quokkas Quolls R Rats Rays Rock pools RV Investigator S Sea sparkle Soil crusts Spider wasps Swift Parrots versus Sugar Gliders T Taeniophyllum cylindrocentrum Taxidermy Thylacine skull Tree seed collection U Underground orchid Unknown mosquitoes Upside-down flies UV light V Vaccines Vanishing insects Velvet ants Virus collection W Weevils in amber White-faced Robins Wildlife collection Will White X Xiao Deng Xiphias gladius X-rays of fish Y Yellow Box Yellow Crazy Ants Yowies Z Zeus faber Zombie worms Zoology Glossary Back cover

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