The Sting of the Wild
- ISBN-10
- 1421425645
- ISBN-13
- 9781421425641
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-02-01
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Author
- Justin O. Schmidt
Description
With colorful descriptions of each venom’s sensation and a story that leaves you tingling with awe, The Sting of the Wild’s one-of-a-kind style will fire your imagination.
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