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The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature

Capitula (192)
  1. The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature 0:00
  2. THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD: INTRODUCTION 0:12
  3. PREFACE 1:45
  4. The Invisible Underground Jungle 4:04
  5. The Self-Perpetuating Sponge 8:18
  6. Living “Stars” in Caves 10:48
  7. Parenthood Among Penguins 15:16
  8. The Strategy of Warrior Ants 17:38
  9. Uganda’s Miniature Dinosaur 25:14
  10. The Strange Ways of Spiders 25:58
  11. Worms With a Thousand Eyes 28:52
  12. Queer Fish, But Definitely 36:42
  13. Love Life Among the Spiders 41:06
  14. The Lace Weavers 42:21
  15. The Ways of Crabs 49:54
  16. Ticks With Noses in Their Legs 54:50
  17. The Fourth Realm of Life 55:19
  18. Rubber-Band Worms that Stretch and Stretch 59:28
  19. Frog Versatility 1:05:12
  20. The Horned Viper Spears Other Animals 1:09:39
  21. The World of Insects 1:10:51
  22. Gigantic Serpents of the Sky 1:14:24
  23. The Limbless Lizard 1:21:12
  24. The Maddening Tarantula 1:21:42
  25. A Flower That Grows Through Solid Ice 1:22:45
  26. The Versatile Ant Farmers 1:24:03
  27. Ostracoderms: Ancestors of True Fish 1:27:52
  28. The Ever Faithful Hornbills 1:32:27
  29. Ants With Tailor Skills 1:36:42
  30. Fiend Symphonies of the Jungle 1:37:53
  31. Tyrants of the Polychaete Race 1:44:19
  32. Eating Habits of Spiders 1:49:55
  33. The Suicide Instinct of Iguanas 1:50:31
  34. Forests That Eat Meat 1:51:46
  35. Cave-Dwelling Birds 1:54:14
  36. Where Snails Become Flowers 1:56:42
  37. Termites That Eat Lead 1:58:18
  38. The Plant That Eats Animals 2:01:23
  39. The Ocean’s Sound Barrier 2:04:09
  40. Snakes That Act and Look Like Worms 2:09:02
  41. A Porcupine of the Sea 2:11:01
  42. Worms That Are Unkillable 2:14:25
  43. The Remarkable Brachiopods 2:17:35
  44. Feathers on Birds Adapt to the Seasons 2:23:23
  45. Why the Dodo Became Extinct 2:24:13
  46. The Shark of the Soil 2:25:18
  47. The Sleeping Habits of Mammals 2:26:42
  48. The Eerie Eyes of Animals at Night 2:27:36
  49. World of the Blind 2:30:29
  50. The Remarkable Clam Worms 2:35:30
  51. Winged Reptile 2:41:08
  52. Vicious Fire Ants 2:42:03
  53. The Architectural Genius of Birds 2:43:04
  54. The Ferocious Leech Worms 2:49:35
  55. The Complex Spider’s Web 2:56:26
  56. Monsters of the Deep: The Great Squids 2:56:56
  57. The Vanishing Whippoorwill 3:04:08
  58. Ants Can Smell Almost Anything 3:07:04
  59. Fish That Fish For Fish 3:09:09
  60. Worms That Are Flowers 3:12:59
  61. The Heavy Toll of Bird Migrations 3:22:30
  62. Deadly Snakes That Take Life Easy 3:23:48
  63. Weird Plant-Animals 3:25:52
  64. Weird Ways of Birds 3:32:58
  65. The Fantastic Sea Horse 3:35:50
  66. The Great Seal Migrations 3:40:11
  67. Monsters With Buzz Saws 3:43:44
  68. Two-Headed Snakes Aren’t Rare 3:50:52
  69. Fantastic Sea Creatures 3:51:30
  70. The Varieties of Raven Language 3:54:14
  71. Worms With Hypodermic Needles 3:56:27
  72. The Fatal Black Widow Spider 3:59:27
  73. Plants That are Animated 4:00:19
  74. The Tomato—Cinderella of Vegetables 4:01:47
  75. The Holiest Place on Earth 4:03:25
  76. The Vanishing Golden Carpet 4:09:40
  77. Evolution of the Bird 4:12:55
  78. Speed Ace of the Air 4:14:21
  79. The Remarkable Instincts of the Silk Worm 4:15:58
  80. The Strange World of the Sea 4:20:36
  81. The Cannibal Birds of the Pacific 4:26:14
  82. Eagles as Indian Pets 4:30:04
  83. The Giant Insects of the Carolines 4:30:53
  84. The Valley Where Dusk is Death 4:32:45
  85. Enigma of Evolution: the Snake 4:35:22
  86. The Fastest Growth on Earth 4:37:51
  87. Birds That Duel 4:41:36
  88. Brakes on Plant Life 4:42:56
  89. Snails Are the Flowers of the Sea 4:45:32
  90. The Brutal South Pole Birds 4:48:36
  91. Silk-Bearded Clams 4:50:29
  92. Pearls Grow in Brooks 4:53:17
  93. Grasshopper-Infested Glaciers 4:55:10
  94. Monster Clams of Polynesia 4:55:56
  95. Corals Combine Plants and Animal Life 4:56:33
  96. The First Engineers—Termites 5:00:18
  97. Oyster Oddities 5:05:04
  98. The World’s Biggest Sneeze 5:06:01
  99. The Luminescent Ctenophores 5:06:45
  100. The Forest That Time Forgot 5:10:22
  101. The Versatility of the Elephant’s Trunk 5:13:18
  102. Fiendish Vampires of the Night 5:15:17
  103. Remarkable Orchids 5:18:05
  104. Nature’s Insecticide: The Millipede 5:19:23
  105. Bats Have Built-in Radar 5:22:52
  106. Crabs That Climb Trees 5:25:38
  107. The Ferocious Centipede 5:28:16
  108. The Plant That Makes Men Dumb 5:32:28
  109. The Scourge of the Earth: Locusts 5:33:14
  110. Trees Can Grow Smaller 5:36:54
  111. Underworld Cities 5:38:07
  112. Plants That Create Mirages 5:41:48
  113. The Octopus Worm: Evolution’s Mystery 5:43:31
  114. The Monster Bear of Kamchatka 5:46:05
  115. Strange Denizens of the Deep 5:49:24
  116. Communism Among the Bees 5:51:44
  117. Candles on Bushes 5:55:06
  118. The Desert Rat Manufactures Water 5:55:53
  119. The Caste System of the Termite 5:56:27
  120. The Shark That Stands Upright 5:59:24
  121. The Dead Man’s Vine 6:00:50
  122. The Insect With Fourteen Lives 6:01:38
  123. Shyness Characteristic of Giant Rats 6:05:31
  124. Nocturnal Potto 6:05:54
  125. Where Trees are Square 6:06:27
  126. The Lamp That is a Beetle 6:07:03
  127. Rainstorms of Worms 6:07:36
  128. The Icy Arctic Wonderland 6:08:48
  129. Fish That Live on Land 6:10:55
  130. The Special Language of Bees 6:12:26
  131. Poisonous Platters of the Sea 6:17:46
  132. Our Un-American Food 6:18:46
  133. Worms That Commit Mass Suicide 6:22:05
  134. Fish That Survive Freezing 6:23:29
  135. Plants That Kill 6:25:33
  136. Caterpillars That Pretend to be Snakes 6:27:24
  137. All Plants Are Luminous 6:28:37
  138. Worms That Live in the Snow 6:30:24
  139. The Strange Ways of Snails 6:32:30
  140. Vision-Producing Plants 6:39:01
  141. The Abominable Snow Man 6:40:49
  142. Fish That Sing in the Moonlight 6:43:47
  143. Brazil’s Vicious Glow Worm 6:45:49
  144. Grasshoppers Like Chameleons 6:46:26
  145. Beetles That Helped an Army 6:48:25
  146. Worms in Medical History 6:49:18
  147. Toads That Make Poison Gas 6:50:32
  148. Plants That Thrive on Ice-Bloom 6:51:27
  149. Poison Arrow Frogs 6:53:59
  150. The Seal That Can “Lose” Its Head 6:55:55
  151. The Delectable Horned Viper 6:57:16
  152. Flying Snakes, Frogs and Toads 6:57:54
  153. Eagles Build Log Cabin Nests 6:59:11
  154. The Predatory Mantid 7:00:09
  155. Fireflies as Electricians 7:03:28
  156. The Mollusk Vampire of Hell 7:06:56
  157. Climbing and Flying Frogs 7:10:28
  158. Mad Dog Cycles 7:15:49
  159. The Amazing Survival of the Opossum 7:18:31
  160. Mammal Prototypes of the “Mermaid” 7:23:03
  161. Limbless Lizards and Glass Snakes 7:29:35
  162. The Only Bug in the Sea 7:32:54
  163. A Crocodile With Life After Death 7:34:58
  164. The Salamander That Lives Like a Worm 7:39:42
  165. Three-eyed Lizards of New Zealand 7:43:16
  166. Prodigious Fertility of Insects 7:48:12
  167. The Lizard That Runs Out of Its Own Skin 7:48:47
  168. High Living in the Himalayas 7:50:02
  169. Barking Spider Monkeys 7:51:25
  170. The Insect That is Born Pregnant 7:54:07
  171. Bull-dog Animals 7:55:38
  172. Foresight of Kangaroo Rats 7:56:05
  173. The Primitive Proturans 7:56:45
  174. Air-Conditioned Homes of Beavers 7:57:35
  175. The Demon of Puerto Rico 7:58:56
  176. Man-Made Plants 8:01:11
  177. The Great Seal Migration 8:05:05
  178. The Magic Bark of the Cinchona Tree 8:06:56
  179. Colombia’s Ant Tree 8:08:42
  180. The Strange Behavior of Plants 8:09:46
  181. Venezuela’s Nocturnal Orchid 8:12:58
  182. The Plant That Strikes Men Dumb 8:14:00
  183. Combat of Moth and Shrew 8:14:52
  184. The Ferocious Snake Weasel 8:16:19
  185. The Rabbit That Swims 8:17:42
  186. Gorilla Warriors of the Belgian Congo 8:19:08
  187. The Biggest “Rat” in the World 8:21:35
  188. The Suicide Marches of Lemmings 8:22:18
  189. The Ferocity of the Tiger 8:24:17
  190. The Fearsome Porcupine 8:26:18
  191. The Plant That Stimulates Visions 8:27:02
  192. The Puzzling Platypus 8:29:55
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Recitator
Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Diuturnitas
8 hr 34 min
Lingua
English
Additum
November 8, 2026
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Project Gutenberg
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