Smithsonian Books Releases Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon
October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
Smithsonian Books is releasing Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon by Ronald Jenner and Eivind Undheim Oct. 17. The book explores the biology and evolution of this natural weapon, as well as its adaptive value and the diverse array of species--from vipers to jellyfish, Gila monsters to sea snakes and slow lorises to platypuses--that rely on it for predation, defense, competition and eve . . .
Smithsonian Books is releasing Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon by Ronald Jenner and Eivind Undheim Oct. 17. The book explores the biology and evolution of this natural weapon, as well as its adaptive value and the diverse array of species--from vipers to jellyfish, Gila monsters to sea snakes and slow lorises to platypuses--that rely on it for predation, defense, competition and eve . . .