Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators
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Nature's creatures can be ferocious! Lions and sharks leave many animals running scared. But some predators may be hunting beneath your feet or above your head--and you don't know they're there. Meet some of the most successful predators on Earth: little killers.
These small creatures can have a big impact. They change ecosystems, control pests, and even take down much larger prey. Tiny predators use adaptations including poisons, strong jaws, and social groups hunt. From pteropods to driver ants, author Sneed B. Collard III shines a light on the lives of these voracious killers with jaw-dropping facts paired with incredible close-up photographs.
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"Lions and sharks may get all the notice, Collard writes, but some of the most fearsome and successful predators on the planet are barely visible: there's a protozoan Trachelius 'slurping up' its tiny prey 'like an algae-filled ice-cream cone' while ladybird beetles enjoy an 'aphid smoothie.' Meanwhile, army ants rip any creature in their path to shreds, and, in the sea, arrow worms 'shorter than a pencil eraser' fall upon unwary copepods 'faster than you can shout 'free food!'' The author also makes space at the table for chapters on voracious sea combs and turbellarian flatworms, and a closing reminder that all these little monsters help preserve a balance in nature--when that balance isn't disturbed by habitat loss or climate change. Being mostly close-up portraits of isolated specimens of prey and predator, the small color photos actually help to tone down the feeding frenzy. Young browsers will still devour this, and budding zoologists will relish the heaping helpings of specific species names and natural detail."--Booklist
-- (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
