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Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants
Michael Allaby
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Description for Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WMP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Get ready for the shocking truth about botanical sex. Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next, and some flowers are the insect equivalent of nightclubs where males and females meet and mate? Bestselling popular science author Mike Allaby reveals over 200 of nature's most unseemly creations in this sensational expose. The sexual antics of plants are far more varied than those of people and plants have preferences and techniques for which we have no equivalent. Being rooted to ... Read more
Get ready for the shocking truth about botanical sex. Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next, and some flowers are the insect equivalent of nightclubs where males and females meet and mate? Bestselling popular science author Mike Allaby reveals over 200 of nature's most unseemly creations in this sensational expose. The sexual antics of plants are far more varied than those of people and plants have preferences and techniques for which we have no equivalent. Being rooted to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Filbert Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993389221
SKU
V9780993389221
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99-99
About Michael Allaby
Mike Allaby has been writing all his life - it all began with a detective story, which he wrote aged seven in indelible pencil to give it permanence. In 1971, he published his first book about the birth of the environmental movement and he's been a full-time writer ever since. Popular science is his speciality and he is editor of ... Read more
Reviews for Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants
Delve into the world of botanical sex and discover the techniques used by plants to enter into unseemly liaisons to reproduce and survive.
Gardens Illustrated
What secret raunchiness is going on in your garden without your knowledge? No, the doggers haven't come to town, it's the plants that are getting naughty in this light-hearted botanical volume, packed with ... Read more
Gardens Illustrated
What secret raunchiness is going on in your garden without your knowledge? No, the doggers haven't come to town, it's the plants that are getting naughty in this light-hearted botanical volume, packed with ... Read more