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In four gripping firsthand accounts, scientists take readers along on voyages of discovery in the unique rain forest habitat. Bats, bees, the Isthmus of Panama, and the tropical forest canopy are the subjects of eye-opening, real-life explorations.With entomologist escort, readers learn about tropical bees that are attracted to sweat, bees that can determine the sex of their offspring, and bees that attack in such huge numbers they can kill a horse.Margery Facklam is the author of 'What's the Buzz: The Secret Lives of Bees (Rainforest Pilot)' with ISBN 9780739822197 and ISBN 0739822195.
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