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How long things live

This fact-filled science guide explains how and why some 99 animals and plants live as long, or a briefly, as they do
Print Book, English, ©2010
Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, ©2010
vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780811736220, 0811736229
472790545
Mayfly
Gall midge
Pine processionary moth
Hessian fly
Gastrotrich
House fly
Coral reef pygmy goby
Mosquito
Honey bee
Chameleon
Turquoise killifish
Leaf insect
Bedbug
Squid
Walking stick
Black widow spider
Mongolian gerbil
Sea cucumber
Krill
Hummingbird
Moose
Chicken
Tick
Scallop
Scorpion
Millipede
Queen ant
Marine iguana
Vampire bat
Penguin
Dog
Snail
Rattlesnake
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tarantula
Giraffe
Starfish
Triceratops
Cat
Sloth
Mute swan
Polar bear
Cow
Goldfish
Sundew
Stegosaurus
Gorilla
Horse
Ostrich
Alligator
Elephant
Diplodocus
Human
Lobster
Tortoise
Saguaro cactus
Rougheye rockfish
Bowhead whale
Koi
Quahog clam
Saw palmetto
Sacred fig
Huon pine
Giant sequoia
Alerce tree
Black coral
Bristlecone pine
Fungus
Norway spruce
Creosote bush
Mongarlowe mallee
Box huckleberry
Sponge
King's lomatia
Quaking aspen
Sea grass
Bacillus sphaericus
Bacillus permians
Jellyfish
Hydra