Sam Hume - An Anthology of Aquatic Life

Wri tte n b y Sam Hum e Illustr at ed b y An gel a Ri zza and D anie l Lo ng AN ANTHOLOG Y OF

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have alwa ys been fas cinated by wate r worlds. As a bo y, I would spend hours flat on my belly by my gra ndparents pond, w atchi ng newts pro wl throu gh the weeds lik e dragons. T r ips to the beach werent spent sunbathing, but clambering through r ockpools t o find stinging anemones, feisty v elvet swimming crabs, and t o pop juicy bladder wrack. S ince the n, Ive been eat en by rain fo rest leeches, spat at by arc herfish, and had an octopus wr ap itself ar ound my face. I wouldnt change a moment. If y ou hav e an ex plorers s pirit and a thirst for finding something ne w, then aquatic life will ne ver disappoint. E ven while resear ching this book, I disc overed extra ordinary treasure s I had neve r dreamed of. I should warn y ouonce you hav e peek ed beneath the surface , there is no going back. S o, kick off yo ur shoes, wade in, and let the currents of curiosity sw eep yo u away . Sam Hum e Author

Deep o cea n Deep o cea n ......................... Sea cucumber .. . .................................... Comb jelly ................................................ Carnivoro us sponge ..................... Dumbo octo pus ............................... Scale wo rm ......................................... Zomb ie worm .................................... Scaly-fo ot snail ................................. Giant isopod ..................................... The bathya l zone ............................ Giant squid ......................................... Sperm whale ...................................... Va mpire squid .................................... Goblin shark ....................................... Fea ther star ......................................... Elephant seal ..................................... Leath erback turtle .......................... Cookie cutter shark ...................... Fan fin anglerfish ............................... Barrel eye. ............................................... Po lar seas .............................................. Adlie penguin .................................. Sh allo w seas Sh allo w seas ......................48 Great whit e shark .......................... Marine fungi ....................................... Flying squid ......................................... Cone shell ............................................ California sea lion .......................... Bootlace wo rm ................................. Kel p fore sts .......................................... Blue whale ........................................... Leopar d seal ...................................... Lionfish .................................................... Sailors e yebal l .................................. Immort al jellyf ish ............................... Oceanic plank ton .......................... Flamboya nt cuttlefish ................... Swel l shark ........................................... Coral re efs ........................................... Halimeda .............................................. Ocean sunfis h ................................... Po m-pom crab .................................. Pur ple sea fan ................................... Mimic octo pus .................................. Seagrass ............................................... Dugong .................................................. Sailfish ..................................................... Snubfin dolphin ................................ Blue sea dragon .......................... Wet land s Wet land s .......................... Jacana ................................................ Floating bladderwort ............... Wa ter strider ................................... Sphagnum moss .......................... African bullfr og ............................. Lungfish .............................................. Ta dpole shrimp .............................. Marshlands ...................................... Green anaco nda ....................... Baika l seal ........................................ Fishing ca t ........................................ Electric eel ........................................ Diving bell spider ........................ Tig er salamander ......................... Wa ter flea ........................................ Eas tern skunk c abbage ......... Bulrush ................................................. Alligator snapping turtle ......... Whirligig beetle ............................ Man grov es..... .................................. Aquatic garter snak e ............... Apple snail ....................................... Mudskipper ..................................... Riv er s, lak es , an d po nds Riv er s, lak es , an d po nds ... Caddisfly ........................................... Euras ian beaver ........................... Pa namanian golden frog ...... Olm ....................................................... Po ison dart frog ............................ Plumed basilisk .............................. Marimo ............................................... Roc k-climbing goby .................. American alligato r ...................... Po nd plankton ................................ Rivers .................................................... Lampre y ............................................. Freshw ater pearl mussel ......... Wa terwheel plant ....................... Pink river dolphin ......................... Pri ckly wat er lily ............................ Po nds .................................................... Great diving beetle .................. Giant river ott er ........................... Golden jellyfish ............................. Large tooth sawfish .................... Mute s wan ....................................... Bull shark ........................................... Archerfish .......................................... Giant freshw ater stingray ..... To rrent duck ........................................ Lake fly ............................................... Cichlid ................................................. Wa ter boatman ........................... From w ater to land ................... From l and back to w ater ...... Glossary ............................................ Visual guide .................................... Acknowledgments ......................