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Prepare to be AmaZed! on this wild ride through Australia's biodiversity from A to Z!
Go on an amazing scientific journey through 100 topics inspired by the specimens and stories from CSIRO's National Research Collections Australia. This book is filled with fabulous facts about plants, animals, microbes and the scientists who study them.
Find out how new species get their names and discover an orchid that grows underground, identify a fly that looks like a bee, and explore strange fish that live in the deep sea.
AmaZed! CSIRO's A to Z of Biodiversity covers Australia's natural wonders and impressive discoveries for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by engaging photos and illustrations. Get ready to encounter the Lost Shark, the phenomena of sea sparkle and zombie worms!
Features
Takes the reader on a journey through the alphabet, with each entry inspired by the incredible specimens within CSIRO's natural history collections.
Will be promoted by the CSIRO media team on their social platforms - more than 105K Twitter followers & 108K followers on Instagram.
Aligns with the Australian curriculum to inspire excitement, interest and awareness in STEM among primary school children.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Collections
A - Aerogard, Algae collection, Antibiotics, Apisomyia bathae
B - Biodiversity, Bluebottles, Bry the Fly Guy, Bushfire
C - Carcharhinus obsoletus, Cindy Bessey, Crimson Rosellas, Cyrtobagous salviniae
D - Deep-sea fish, Diptera, Dragons, Dung beetles
E - Eggshell DNA, Emu in the Sky, Eucalyptus platyphylla, Evolution
F - Feathers, Field trips, Fire, Fish collection
G - Galahs, Germ theory, Golden fungi, Gut parasites
H - Haslea, Haycocknema perplexum, Head lice
I - Influenza virus, Insect collection, Insect eating, Invasive species
J - Jellyfish-like pseudo-organisms, Jewel beetles, Joeys, Jumping spiders
K - Kangaroo Grass, Kauri Moths, Kingdom Animalia, Kookaburras
L - Leopardwood, Lichens, Loch Ness monster, Luana Lins
M - Metal nests, Migratory birds, Mining our biodiversity, Mosses of Antarctica
N - Natural history, Nematodes, New species, Nymphaea violacea
O - Oceans of plastic, Origins of life, Ornithoptera richmondia, Oysters
P - Paradise Parrots, Perfume, Plant collection, Pollinators
Q - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, Quisqualis and Quinqueremulus, Quokkas, Quolls
R - Rats, Rays, Rock pools, RV Investigator
S - Sea sparkle, Soil crusts, Spider wasps, Swift Parrots versus Sugar Gliders
T - Taeniophyllum cylindrocentrum, Taxidermy, Thylacine skull, Tree seed collection
U - Underground orchid, Unknown mosquitoes, Upside-down flies, UV light
V - Vaccines, Vanishing insects, Velvet ants, Virus collection
W - Weevils in amber, White-faced Robins, Wildlife collection, Will White
X - Xiao Deng, Xiphias gladius, X-rays of fish
Y - Yellow Box, Yellow Crazy Ants, Yowies
Z - Zeus faber, Zombie worms, Zoology
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