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9780
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There are more species of mushrooms found in the North Carolina mountains then in any place of comparable size on earth. This abundance occurs because of the great diversity of natural habitats. Ellis describes and photographs a number of them.
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9783
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The mountains ranges of the Southern Appalachians, Great Smokies, and Blue Ridge contain one of the richest floral gardens on the planet. Over 1,400 species of wildflowers have been recorded there. Ellis photographs and describes some of them.
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9936
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Lichens are primitive, colorful, common, and useful. Ellis describes the ones that do not cling to rocks.
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9970
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Many species of beetles share the state with people and animals. Ellis describes some of the more interesting ones. There are far more good beetles than bad; less than one percent of them are harmful to humans and crops.
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9971
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Ellis describes how insects use camouflage, imitation, and deception to fool predators.
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9976
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Ellis describes a number of insects whose buzzing choruses are heard in the late summer and explains how they make them.
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4594
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North America has more species of salamanders, 110, than any other place in the world. The southern Appalachians are famous worldwide for their salamanders that have lived there millions of years. At least 34 species have been identified there. Ellis describes the variations in the salamanders and discusses how geography played a part in their evolutionary development.
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