Description
| Product ID: | 9781842466629 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Weird Plants |
| Authors: | Author: Chris Thorogood |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Popular science, Popular science, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Gift books, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Gift books |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. For the first time, this extraordinary compilation showcases weird, mysterious and bizarre plants from around the world. Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. Author Chris Thorogood showcases these plant behaviours, the interrelationships among plants, the interdependencies between plants and animals, and the intrigue of plant evolution. All types of weird and sinister are featured in this book, from carnivorous plants that drug, drown and consume unsuspecting insect prey; giant pitcher plants that have evolved toilets for tree shrews; flowers that mimic rotting flesh to attract pollinating flies, and orchids that duplicitously look, feel and even smell like a female insect to bamboozle sex-crazed male bees. |
| Imprint Name: | Kew Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-24 |
