Killer Plants

Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

Description

Plants may seem harmless but some of them have adated to be ruthless predators. Find out how the corkscrew plant traps its prey, how the dodder plant kills the plants around it and how the angel's trumpet hides a deadly secret.

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 03 septembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398200562
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 23 Mo

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ENGINEEREDBY NATURE Killer Plants

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