Life on Planet Earth is not weirder than we imagine. It's weirder than we are capable of imagining. Ten Million Aliens opens your eyes to the real marvels of the planet we live on.
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One of the most compulsively readable, astoundingly compendious and endlessly thrilling natural histories ever written ... This is a book that I will treasure for ever.' Barnes has a wonderful knowledge of wildlife and a gift for bringing his enthusiasm to life - He has a deft turn of phrase and a lyrical style.' Barnes brings the animal kingdom to life.' * The Independent * Reading Barnes's prose is a bit like peeling a rather elegant onion, as he gradually reveals secrets about his life through the medium of the natural world.' * BBC Wildlife Magazine *
Introductory
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (5) |
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Qrang-utan and other primates |
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33 | (3) |
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My family and other family |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (6) |
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Introduction to invertebrates |
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45 | (5) |
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Architects of human culture |
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50 | (8) |
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58 | (7) |
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Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish |
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65 | (7) |
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72 | (9) |
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81 | (8) |
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Infernal agony of gelatinous Zooplankton |
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89 | (9) |
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98 | (6) |
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Flatworm, flatworm, burning bright |
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104 | (9) |
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The holiness of tapeworms |
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113 | (6) |
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119 | (8) |
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127 | (7) |
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134 | (8) |
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142 | (7) |
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Trio for piano, bassoon and earthworm |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (6) |
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166 | (5) |
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171 | (5) |
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176 | (6) |
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182 | (5) |
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187 | (6) |
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193 | (7) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (6) |
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No sex please, we're bdelloids |
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216 | (6) |
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222 | (5) |
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227 | (7) |
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234 | (13) |
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Lobsterisimus bumakissimus |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (7) |
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254 | (6) |
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260 | (6) |
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266 | (7) |
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James Bond and the kraken |
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273 | (7) |
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280 | (8) |
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288 | (7) |
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295 | (7) |
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Fearful the death of the diver must be |
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302 | (7) |
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309 | (5) |
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314 | (8) |
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322 | (7) |
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329 | (8) |
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337 | (7) |
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344 | (7) |
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351 | (6) |
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357 | (7) |
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364 | (7) |
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371 | (8) |
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379 | (8) |
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Les demoiselles du Waveney |
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387 | (8) |
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395 | (6) |
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401 | (7) |
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408 | (6) |
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414 | (9) |
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423 | (7) |
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The wasp and the devil's chaplain |
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430 | (8) |
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438 | (7) |
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Inordinate fondness and all that |
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445 | (9) |
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42 | (6) |
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48 | (5) |
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The lion, the glitch and the glove compartment |
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53 | (8) |
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The profile of Winnie-the-Pooh |
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61 | (7) |
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Il buono, il brutto E il cattivo |
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68 | (8) |
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76 | (8) |
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84 | (8) |
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92 | (9) |
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101 | (7) |
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The elephant in the corridor |
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108 | (8) |
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116 | (7) |
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123 | (7) |
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130 | (8) |
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138 | (7) |
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145 | (8) |
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153 | (5) |
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Flashin' sunshine children |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (6) |
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168 | (5) |
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171 | (13) |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (6) |
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Death comes for the Elephant's Child |
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195 | (7) |
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202 | (5) |
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207 | (5) |
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212 | (7) |
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The nausea of Charles Darwin |
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219 | (5) |
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How many ways of catching a fish |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (7) |
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Same bat time, same bat hawk |
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236 | (7) |
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243 | (7) |
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250 | (7) |
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257 | (5) |
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262 | (7) |
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269 | (8) |
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277 | (7) |
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284 | (8) |
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292 | (6) |
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298 | (7) |
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No flying, please, we're birds |
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305 | (6) |
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311 | (6) |
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317 | (8) |
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325 | (8) |
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333 | (7) |
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Snakes, unclad humans and a garden |
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340 | (8) |
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348 | (6) |
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Disgusting clumsy lizards |
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354 | (6) |
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Good luck, little metaphor |
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360 | (7) |
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367 | (8) |
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375 | (8) |
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383 | (9) |
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A miraculous draught of newts |
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392 | (6) |
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398 | (7) |
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405 | (6) |
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411 | (7) |
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418 | (9) |
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That's no parasite: that's my husband |
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427 | (7) |
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434 | (8) |
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442 | (9) |
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451 | (6) |
| Epilogue |
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| The beginning |
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Simon Barnes is the author of many wild volumes, including the bestselling Bad Birdwatcher trilogy, Rewild Yourself, On The Marsh, The History of the World in 100 Animals, and The History of the World in 100 Plants. He is a council member of World Land Trust, trustee of Conservation South Luangwa and patron of Save the Rhino. In 2014, he was awarded the Rothschild Medal for services to conservation. He lives in Norfolk with his family and horses, where he manages several acres for wildlife. He was the Chief Sports Writer for The Times until 2014, having worked for the paper for 30 years.
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