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Martins  \nPenguin Random House values and supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thankyou for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin Random House to continue to publish books for every reader. Please note that no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence  \ntechnologies or systems.  \nPublished by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.  \nKnopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random  \nHouse LLC.  \nLCCN: 2025051991  \nISBN 9780593804667 (hardcover)  \nEbook ISBN 9780593804674  \n[penguinrandomhouse.com](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)[ |](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)[ ](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)[aaknopf.com](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)  \nCover image: Hirudo medicinalis (leech) by Paul Pfurtscheller. Photograph © [http://www.paul-pfurtscheller.com](http://www.paul-pfurtscheller.com)  \nCover design by Tyler Comrie  \nThe authorized representative in the EU for product safety and compliance is Penguin Random House Ireland, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin D02 YH68, Ireland, [https://eu-contact.penguin.ie](https://eu-contact.penguin.ie).  \nep_prh_7.5a_ 156609940_c0_r0  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nDedication  \nIntroduction: Seeing the Unseen  \n 1 . 􀂔􀂖􀂅􀂇􀂘􀂍􀂇􀂅􀂐 􀂔􀂍􀂒􀂛􀂓􀂖􀂑􀂗 , 􀂌􀂅􀂔􀂔􀂝 􀂌􀂓􀂓􀂏􀂛􀂓􀂖􀂑􀂗 , 􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂖􀂉􀂑􀂅􀂖􀂏􀂅􀂆􀂐􀂉􀂖􀂓􀂙􀂒􀂈􀂛􀂓􀂖􀂑􀂗  \n2. 􀂑􀂅􀂖􀂚􀂉􀂐􀂓􀂙􀂗 􀂑􀂅􀂋􀂋􀂓􀂘􀂗  \n3. 􀂐􀂓􀂚􀂅􀂆􀂐􀂉 􀂐􀂍􀂚􀂉􀂖 􀂊􀂐􀂙􀂏􀂉􀂗 􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂆􀂓􀂙􀂒􀂘􀂍􀂊􀂙􀂐 􀂆􀂐􀂓􀂓􀂈􀂛􀂓􀂖􀂑􀂗  \n4. 􀂑􀂅􀂋􀂒􀂍􀂊􀂍􀂇􀂉􀂒􀂘 􀂑􀂓􀂗􀂕􀂙􀂍􀂘􀂓􀂉􀂗 􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂔􀂉􀂖􀂊􀂉􀂇􀂘 􀂔􀂐􀂅􀂗􀂑􀂓􀂈􀂍􀂅  \n5. 􀂆􀂉􀂅􀂙􀂘􀂍􀂊􀂙􀂐 􀂆􀂉􀂈􀂆􀂙􀂋􀂗 􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂐􀂍􀂏􀂅􀂆􀂐􀂉 􀂐􀂍􀂇􀂉  \n6. 􀂊􀂅􀂆􀂙􀂐􀂓􀂙􀂗 􀂊􀂐􀂉􀂅􀂗  \n7. 􀂑􀂝􀂗􀂘􀂉􀂖􀂍􀂓􀂙􀂗 􀂑􀂍􀂘􀂉􀂗 􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂘􀂍􀂘􀂍􀂐􀂐􀂅􀂘􀂍􀂒􀂋 􀂘􀂍􀂇􀂏􀂗  \n8. 􀂆􀂅􀂗􀂌􀂊􀂙􀂐 􀂆􀂓􀂘􀂊􀂐􀂍􀂉􀂗  \n9. 􀂘􀂉􀂖􀂖􀂍􀂊􀂍􀂇 􀂘􀂅􀂔􀂉􀂛􀂓􀂖􀂑􀂗  \n 10. 􀂐􀂙􀂗􀂇􀂍􀂓􀂙􀂗 􀂐􀂉􀂉􀂇􀂌􀂉􀂗  \n 11 . 􀂔􀂅􀂖􀂅􀂆􀂐􀂉 􀂓􀂊 􀂘􀂌􀂉 􀂐􀂉􀂉􀂇􀂌  \n 12. 􀂔􀂅􀂖􀂅􀂗􀂍􀂘􀂉􀂗 􀂖􀂍􀂗􀂍􀂒􀂋 (􀂅􀂒􀂈 􀂊􀂅􀂐􀂐􀂍􀂒􀂋)  \nAcknowledgments  \nNotes  \nA Note About the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo all the creatures and teachers who have shown me the details, connections, and wonders of the world  \nTo My Creature Teachers: Barabara  \nBlue  \nDawa  \nDudu  \nKapkong  \nKoru  \nZsazsa  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n􀂍􀂒􀂘􀂖􀂓􀂈􀂙􀂇􀂘􀂍􀂓􀂒  \nSeeing the Unseen  \nCaterpillar and Wasp Cocoons  \nA 􀂆􀂉􀂒􀂉􀂈􀂍􀂇􀂘􀂍􀂓􀂒 􀂓􀂊 􀂐􀂍􀂋􀂌􀂘 woven betwixt lanceolate leaves seeps down. 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