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Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

by Juli Berwald

Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. They make a venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes. Their sting—microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity—is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom. Made of roughly

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Publication date

Nov 06, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

352

ISBN

9780735211285