Made of roughly 95 percent water, some jellies are barely perceptible virtuosos of disguise, while others glow with a luminescence that has revolutionized biotechnology. Their sting - microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity - is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom. They make a venom so toxic that it can kill a human in three minutes. Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future." ( New York Times Book Review) The story of jellyfish.is a significant part of the environmental story. "A book full of wonders." (Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |