{"product_id":"believe-it-or-snot-nick-caruso-9780306846144","title":"Believe It or Snot: The Definitive Field Guide to Earth's Slimy Creatures","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the scientist duo behind the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling sensation \u003ci\u003eDoes It Fart?\u003c\/i\u003e and their excremental follow up \u003ci\u003eTrue or Poo?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelieve It Or Snot\u003c\/i\u003e explores the myriad variety of slime in the animal and plant kingdoms.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYour little brother isn't the only nose-picking animal.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is hyena butter and would it be appropriate to spread on toast? Why is giraffe saliva such a good lubricant? How does some mollusk mucus work like a fishing pole? And what's the deal with pygmy sperm whales' \"anal syrup?\"\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBelieve It or Snot\u003c\/i\u003e, scientists and bestselling authors Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti detail the slimy secrets of 80 organisms that ooze, drip, dribble, and splatter. Not quite a solid but firmer than a liquid, slime is used by plants and animals for defense, respiration, movement, feeding, communication, and even reproduction. Slime, you might say, is the glue that holds our world together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that leaves an important question: which creature is earth's slimiest? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, the authors dive into the goo and come up with a definitive ranking of earth's slimiest creatures-while offering up a plethora of facts about the natural world's ooze, gunge, sludge, gunk, and goop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Caruso, Dani Rabaiotti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306846144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306846144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Nick Caruso","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045624082687,"sku":"9780306846144","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b32c380-c759-4d93-805f-712a0a116b0c.jpg?v=1684979782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/believe-it-or-snot-nick-caruso-9780306846144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}