Life in the Dark
eBook - ePub

Life in the Dark

Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Life in the Dark

Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth

About this book

Stunning, never-before-seen photographs of creatures that live in complete darkness.

Honorable Mention for Technical Text of the Washington Publishers

Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascinating world of complete darkness is not a solitary place—it is inhabited by millions of life forms. Yet most humans—creatures of daylight—have never seen any of them. Until now.

In this fascinating—sometimes eerie—book, extreme wildlife photographer and scientist Danté Fenolio brings the denizens of these shadowy haunts into focus. Life in the Dark shows us the many ways in which life forms have adapted to lightless environments, including refinements of senses, evolution of unique body parts, and illumination using "biological flashlights."

With more than 200 mesmerizing color photographs, Life in the Dark unveils bizarre creatures like the firefly squid, the giant Amazonian catfish, the Chinese cavefish, and even the human bot fly, which lives in the darkness beneath its host's skin. Fenolio's rich and vibrant images shed new light on the world's fascinating creatures of darkness.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Note to the Reader
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. one An Introduction to Life in the Dark
  9. two The Deep Sea
  10. three Dark Freshwater Habitats
  11. four Fossorial Wildlife
  12. five Subterranean Life
  13. six The Parasites Within
  14. seven Conservation
  15. Appendix Amphibian Skin Secretions and Potential Use by Humans: A Short Bibliography
  16. Glossary
  17. 17 Did I or Didn’t I?
  18. In Appreciation
  19. Index