{"product_id":"believe-it-or-snot-the-definitive-field-guide-to-earths-slimy-creatures-hardcover","title":"Believe It or Snot: The Definitive Field Guide to Earth's Slimy Creatures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Caruso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDani Rabaiotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the scientist duo behind the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling sensation \u003ci\u003eDoes It Fart?\u003c\/i\u003e and their excremental follow up \u003ci\u003eTrue or Poo?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelieve It Or Snot\u003c\/i\u003e explores the myriad variety of slime in the animal and plant kingdoms.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYour little brother isn't the only nose-picking animal.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is hyena butter and would it be appropriate to spread on toast? Why is giraffe saliva such a good lubricant? How does some mollusk mucus work like a fishing pole? And what's the deal with pygmy sperm whales' \"anal syrup?\"\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBelieve It or Snot\u003c\/i\u003e, scientists and bestselling authors Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti detail the slimy secrets of 80 organisms that ooze, drip, dribble, and splatter. Not quite a solid but firmer than a liquid, slime is used by plants and animals for defense, respiration, movement, feeding, communication, and even reproduction. Slime, you might say, is the glue that holds our world together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that leaves an important question: which creature is earth's slimiest? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, the authors dive into the goo and come up with a definitive ranking of earth's slimiest creatures-while offering up a plethora of facts about the natural world's ooze, gunge, sludge, gunk, and goop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDani Rabaiotti \u003c\/b\u003eis a researcher and science communicator at the Zoological Society of London, where she studies the impact of climate change on African wild dogs. While her research has involved fieldwork in Kenya, Dani spends most of her time in London at a computer, coding-less glamorous but considerably less slimy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Caruso\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on ecology and conservation of Appalachian salamanders and of herpetofauna in the Florida panhandle. When he is not researching amphibians and reptiles or writing books about farts, poos or snot, he's mountain biking with his wife, playing racquetball or soccer, or cuddling his cats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.1 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754161537312,"sku":"9780306846144","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6dc7a02ce054bb417fd9ad3104f13b8a.webp?v=1780034723","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/believe-it-or-snot-the-definitive-field-guide-to-earths-slimy-creatures-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}