Download or read book SNAIL ISLET written by Marcus Brian Vladimir Townend and published by epubli. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urs Gipser, the Minister of Defence, reads the message and immediately ends his hike. He rushes to the Turrenhuis, in front of which a helicopter is landing. What is happening right now? Is Switzerland being attacked by a foreign power? Politicians, the media and the civilian intelligence service assume an Islamist attack. Colonel König from the military intelligence service and his Dutch friend Hendrik, known from "STEINGLETSCHER", follow their own trail. But then the suspected perpetrators are kidnapped
Download or read book A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island written by Isabel Hyman and published by . This book was released on 2020-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Howe Island has Australia's highest diversity and endemicity of land snails. These beautiful but vulnerable creatures are not as readily observed or as well understood as the bird or plant life of the island, but play a vital role in the terrestrial ecosystem. For the first time, the native and endemic land snails of Lord Howe Island are shown together in this illustrated guide, designed for anyone from enthusiastic nature lovers to land snail specialists. Features of the guide include a pictorial guide to families and a dichotomous key for easy identification, and detailed descriptions of each genus and species, including distribution maps and photographs of the shell and (where available) the live animal. All descriptive terms are explained and illustrated in the introductory material and in the glossary.
Download or read book A World in a Shell written by Thom van Dooren and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the trails of Hawai‘i’s snails to explore the simultaneously biological and cultural significance of extinction. In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention. And yet snails are disappearing faster than any other species. In A World in a Shell, Thom van Dooren offers a collection of snail stories from Hawai‘i—once home to more than 750 species of land snails, almost two-thirds of which are now gone. Following snail trails through forests, laboratories, museums, and even a military training facility, and meeting with scientists and Native Hawaiians, van Dooren explores ongoing processes of ecological and cultural loss as they are woven through with possibilities for hope, care, mourning, and resilience. Van Dooren recounts the fascinating history of snail decline in the Hawaiian Islands: from deforestation for agriculture, timber, and more, through the nineteenth century shell collecting mania of missionary settlers, and on to the contemporary impacts of introduced predators. Along the way he asks how both snail loss and conservation efforts have been tangled up with larger processes of colonization, militarization, and globalization. These snail stories provide a potent window into ongoing global process of environmental and cultural change, including the largely unnoticed disappearance of countless snails, insects, and other less charismatic species. Ultimately, van Dooren seeks to cultivate a sense of wonder and appreciation for our damaged planet, revealing the world of possibilities and relationships that lies coiled within a snail’s shell.
Download or read book The Tale of Gail the Snail written by Marta Gonzalez and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor Gail the snail has lost her way home. What an adventure she finds instead! She meets and makes friends with a canine captain and a friendly whale on her journey to a far off island. Come join Gail as she rhymes her way to the shores of Kitchy Koomy Island. You'll be glad you did! Combining poetry with imaginative art, The Tale Of Gail The Snail will delight young emerging readers. Also included at the end of the book are lesson plans for teachers, as well as "The Snail Trail," a song about snails.
Download or read book Stock Island Tree Snail Recovery Plan written by Howard R. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Island of the Giant Snail written by Jeffrey LeBlanc and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There was an air of dread these days every time Dr. Everette Avery listened to the snails. Was it the gelatinous slurping sounds when they ate? "--Island of the Ginat Snail Dr Everette Avery is on an expedition of discovery into the heart of Louisiana's darkest swamps. An island is reported to have snails of a gigantic nature and Everette is on the adventure of his life to find them. But what our obsessed biologist is about to discover are some mysteries are best left alone. For these predators have a terrifying power that is deadlier than their teeth.
Download or read book Report written by United States Geographic Board and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of Pancreatic Islets written by T. Adesanya I. Grillo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of Pancreatic Islets covers the proceedings of the 1975 symposium on The Evolution of Pancreatic Islets, held at Leningrad under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. This symposium brings together numerous studies on the structure, chemistry, and function of the pancreatic islets of animals ranging from the mollusc to man. This book is composed of three parts encompassing twenty seven chapters. The first part deals with the problems related to the production of insulin from its precursor pro-insulin and the ontogeny of the pancreatic islets from the embryonic endoderm. The second part discusses the phylogenetic aspects of the structure of pancreatic islets. This part also looks into the evolutionary morphology and classification of pancreatic acinar-islet cells. The third part describes the biological and chemical aspects of pancreatic hormones of vertebrates.
Download or read book Rosy Wolf Snails Invade Pacific Islands written by Susan H. Gray and published by 21st Century Junior Library: I. This book was released on 2021 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rosy wolf snail was imported to help control the population of the African land snail, but the cannibal snail has quickly become a problem. This series highlights the innovative technology scientists use to track and control this invasive population. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions. Book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars.
Download or read book The ecology of the Stock Island Tree Snail Orthalicus reses reses Say written by Jane Deisler and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Coast Pilot written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Road book for Switzerland written by J. Jousiffe and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for Travellers in Switzerland with routes through Belgium Holland and Rhine Illustrated by maps and plans written by Francis COGHLAN and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hand Book for Central Europe or Guide for tourists through Belgium Holland the Rhine Germany Switzerland and France Illustrated by a new and original map of Europe etc written by Francis COGHLAN and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Island of the Giant Snail written by Jeffrey LeBlanc and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children of Horror, Oozing, creeping things slither about in this conjured world of darkness. Hellish, alien-looking creatures, best left to scurry and feed alone in mysterious, deadly landscapes. I sit, marveled and listen to these creatures. How can you not imagine grotesque, gigantic slimy things lurking and waiting to eat you? Onward darkly dreaming, enshrouded in mist, I hear their slurping, their gnawing through wilderness canopy. Oh! The terrors are palpable watching a lumbering lurker in the shadows of a quiet mountain range! Secretive, sluggish, and nightmarish-snails, bring back that nostalgic, icy chill up my spine. I peer out from a winding creek and behold the expanse of darkness. I look with a sense of awe and wonder, as a child left alone in their large room, hoping nothing is slimily slithering under the bed. Or reaching down through the towering pines to attack. Alas, one can always hope...there is a 'Dweller of the Dark' waiting. Our story has tapped into a deep fear I have of things that slither, creep...and squirm. Yes, this tale definitely made me shudder and squirm. Maybe, it's the feel of warm, gelatinous sheets slimily dripping on my skin. Maybe it's the caterpillar sting to the back of the neck. Or more unnerving, the crawl of something that leaves a gritty feel akin to sandpaper across the face. It's certainly a tale that kept me awake for a few nights. We hope it crawls into your skull as well and horrifies you the same sense of unease. Again, no worn to Death jump scares or horror cliché. We wanted something that leaves the dread, unnerves...and different. Maybe we got it right this time. Or maybe it leaves a little something to grow on your mind down the road. As a nest of hungry spiders...or slugs, writhing and eating in your brain. We wish you many sleepless nights. This story has more teeth than the original short story that inspired it "At a Snail's Pace". That one is part of a collection "These Hallowed Horrors". After checking with horror fans, everyone seemed to want more slime and bone-breaking action in their snail...trails. We truly hope you enjoy! --JL
Download or read book United States Coast Pilot written by United States. National Ocean Service and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book STEINGLETSCHER written by Marcus Brian Vladimir Townend and published by epubli. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 2 November 1992 at 4.13 p.m., the earth shook at the Susten Pass in the Bernese Oberland. More than 800 tonnes of ammunition and explosives blew up in a cavern near the Steingletscher glacier. The detonation destroyed the cavern, the entrance area and the ammunition blasting site, leaving behind a huge debris field. Six people were killed. What was the cause? Inspired by two actual events - the arrest of a senior Swiss military officer in August 1976 (Part I) and the explosion at the Steingletscher in November 1992 (Part II) - the author, together with his two heroes, a Swiss intelligence officer and his Dutch friend, develops a breathtaking story in which everything is fictitious.
