A Curious Collection of Wild Companions: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Inseparable Species

Heartwarming, surprising, and downright bizarre creature connections Relationships can be complicated, and its no different in the wild. Meet 60 dynamic duos across the plant and animal kingdomsfrom aww to eek! The Eltham copper butterfly and the Notoncus ant are BFFs for life. The ants lovingly raise the butterflies caterpillar babies, while feasting on the sweet substance the caterpillars produce. Everybody wins in this prime example of mutualism. The pseudoscorpian is a total freeloader. When it wants to get around, it boards the back of the giant harlequin beetle, in a one-sided setup called commensalism. Parasitism is where things get spooky. Learn how the green-banded broodsac (a type of flatworm) first invades the eyestalk of the amber snail, then tricks it into getting eaten by a birdinside which the broodsac will grow up. Yikes! Award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly shows us a whole world of wild companions like thesemany endangeredand reminds us that we’re all inseparable. Publishers Note:A Curious Collection of Wild Companionswas previously published in Australia asThe Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Be the first to review “A Curious Collection of Wild Companions: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Inseparable Species” Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your rating * Rate… Perfect Good Average Not that bad Very poor Your review *Name * Email * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.