Octopus! : the most mysterious creature in the sea / Katherine Harmon Courage.

By:

Courage, Katherine Harmon

Publisher: New York, New York : Current, 2013Description: 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781591845270 :
1591845270

Subject(s):

Octopuses

LOC classification:

QL430.3.O2 C68 2013

Contents:

To catch an octopus -- Tough and tasty -- A strange animal -- Skin tricks -- Brain power -- Armed-- and roboticized -- Hunting -- Sex and death.

Summary: Veteran journalist and contributing editor for 'Scientific American,' Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus, sharing new scientific discoveries and demonstrating deep cultural ties that connect us all to this alien-like creature.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.

To catch an octopus -- Tough and tasty -- A strange animal -- Skin tricks -- Brain power -- Armed-- and roboticized -- Hunting -- Sex and death.

Veteran journalist and contributing editor for 'Scientific American,' Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus, sharing new scientific discoveries and demonstrating deep cultural ties that connect us all to this alien-like creature.