Bookworm (Anobium punctatum) Giant Microbe Plush Doll
Do you have a favorite bookworm? We do! And our book-lover is sure to interest just about any bibliophile.
Giantmicrobes Are Stuffed Animals That Look Like Tiny Microbes - Only A Million Times Actual Size!!! Each 5-to-7 inch doll is accompanied by an image of the real microbe it represents, as well as information about the microbe.
They make great learning tools for parents and educators, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humor!
FACTS: Lots of microorganisms like to curl up with a good book - and eat it. Silverfish and booklice are some of the more commonly encountered specimens, not to mention termites, moths, cockroaches, carpet beetles, biscuit beetles, drugstore beetles, powder-post beetels, spider beetles, larder beetles, death-watch beetles and a host of others.
However, Anobium punctatum is the classic bookworm primarily responsible for tunneling holes through pages of old codices and manuscripts. (A. punctatum also works a day job as the common furniture beetle, which is where it is more often encountered today.)
It is the larvae of A. punctatum that is actually the bibliophage. It spends up to five years devouring pulpy leaves of fact and fiction. Then it pupates, undergoes a metamorphosis, spreads its wings, and flies away.
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