Let Marni Fylling show you the world of splendidly strange plants and animals just outside your door!
* Pigeons share nest-building and egg-sitting duties, and mate for life-with occasional dalliances
* Squirrel teeth grow about six inches per year
* Spiders owe their characteristic creep to their "hydraulic" legs
* Poison oak and poison ivy's itch-inducing oil is also found in pistachios, cashews, and mangoes
* And more...
This field guide describes the most common species of flora and fauna across the United States: their size, habitats, distinguishing features, and their unexpectedly fascinating habits. The full-color illustrations make species identification a snap. With Fylling's guidance, the everyday becomes extraordinary.

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