Amazing Facts about Australia

Did you know that there are plants that eat insects? Plants whose seeds spread in poo? Plants that move when you touch them? And plants that grow on other plants? Plantastic! presents 26 of Australia's most unique and incredible native plants. Discover and identify native plants found in your local

This copiously illustrated collection of facts about Australia is arranged on a State by State basis and includes historical, geological, geographical and botanical information. Provides a timeline, a glossary and an index. The author's other publications in the Amazing Facts series include 'Amazing Facts about Australian Landscapes', 'Amazing Facts about

What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces both the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives in the confined spaces of galls, and

Invertebrates, which make up approximately 95 percent of animals, includes creatures of all sizes, shapes and lifestyles. Many land invertebrates, such as earthworms, spiders and a huge number of insects, affect human existence for better or for worse every day. Some invertebrates, such as oysters, grasshoppers, snails and crabs, are

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