Wild Collections, 9781486318810
Paperback
Dive into CSIRO’s magical collections: where science meets the wild.
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Wild Collections

specimens, stories and science from csiro

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  • Paperback

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2025

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Summary

Wild Collections: Unveiling Nature’s Secrets

Did dinosaurs get bitten by mosquitoes? Can honeybees become botanists? Why would anyone collect worm bums? And can we find DNA in the air?

Wild Collections explores some of the fascinating, strange, and unique stories behind more than 15 million specimens cared for within CSIRO’s National Research Collections Australia. More than just pinned insects and pressed plants, these are stories of scientific discovery and cuttin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781486318810
ISBN-10:1486318819
Author:Andrea Wild
Publisher:CSIRO Publishing
Imprint:CSIRO Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:31 July 2025
Weight:425g
Dimensions:210mm x 135mm x 125mm
About The Author

Andrea Wild

Andrea Wild is a science communicator who works with the natural history collections at CSIRO. She also writes about natural history for children.

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