Category Archives: Past Chapters Book 1

The venom of the sea wasp is the deadliest in the world and has caused over 5,500 deaths since 1954—more than those caused by sharks and grizzly bears combined.

—The Thirteenth Korus of the Sapphire Tree

Lightning kills more people than tornadoes and hurricanes combined. It is the single most dangerous aspect of a thunderstorm.

The natural processes that take place inside the earth are referred to as endogenous events. They cause continents to migrate, push up mountains, and trigger earthquakes and volcanism.

Global warming is changing the timing of a myriad of cyclical processes that provide food for wildlife, driving many birds and insects to move where they range.

Nightmares are a normal part of a child’s development, and provide a literal “wake-up” call to both parent and child to pay attention to strong feelings and problems that may require resolution.

Due to its amazing camouflage, the Australian Death Adder is nearly impossible to detect, unless of course you find yourself mesmerized by its irresistible lure.

A bolt of lightning reaches an average temperature of 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit, making it almost five times hotter than the surface of the sun.

Many people confuse spiders with insects. In the animal kingdom, both belong to the phylum Arthropoda, but within the class Arachnida, spiders are actually non-insects

When a flock of grackles, blackbirds, and starlings gather, it usually means there’s a storm coming

If you’ve seen a rotting apple, then you’ve witnessed microbes in action. As microbes break down decaying food or plants, the process creates gas byproducts—and some of those reek.

Every web begins with a single thread which forms the basis for the rest of the structure.

We cannot believe what we see, for nothing is more deceptive than sight. Of all our senses, it is the most misleading.

With cunning and patience, Allomerus decemarticulatus…