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1、ParasiteRexInsidetheBizarreWorldofNature'sMostDangerousCreaturesCarlZimmerTheFreePressNewYorkLondonTorontoSydneySingaporeAlsobyCarlZimmerAttheWater'sEdge:MacroevolutionandtheTransformationofLifeTHEFREEPRESSADivisionofSimon&Schuster,Inc.1230AvenueoftheA
2、mericasNewYork,NY10020VisitusontheWorldWideWeb:http://www.SimonSays.comCopyright©2000byCarlZimmerAllrightsreserved,includingtherightofreproductioninwholeorinpartinanyform.TheFreePressandcolophonaretrademarksofSimon&Schuster,Inc.Zimmer,CarlParasiterex:i
3、nsidethebizarreworldofnature'smostdangerouscreatures/CarlZimmer.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferences1.Parasites.I.TitleQL757.Z562000591.7'857—dc2100-037593ISBN0-7432-1371-8ContentsPrologue:AVeinIsaRiverFirstsightingsoftheinnerworld1Nature'sCriminalsH
4、owparasitescametobehatedbyjustabouteveryone2TerraIncognitaSwimmingthroughtheheart,fightingtothedeathinsideacaterpillar,andotherparasiticadventures3TheThirtyYears'WarHowparasitesprovoke,manipulate,andgetintimatewithourimmunesystem4APreciseHorrorHowparas
5、itesturntheirhostsintocastratedslaves,drinkblood,andmanagetochangethebalanceofnature5TheGreatStepInwardFourbillionyearsinthereignofParasiteRex6EvolutionfromWithinThepeacock'stail,theoriginofspecies,andotherbattlesagainsttherulesofevolution7TheTwo-Legge
6、dHostHowHomosapiensgrewupwithcreaturesinside8HowtoLiveinaParasiticWorldAsickplanet,andhowthemostnewlyarrivedparasitecanbepartofacureGlossaryNotesFurtherReadingandSelectedBibliographyAcknowledgmentsPrologue:AVeinIsaRiverTheboyinthebedinfrontofmewasnamed
7、Justin,andhedidn'twanttowakeup.Hisbed,aspongymatonametalframe,satinahospitalward,asmallconcretebuildingwithemptywindowframes.Thehospitalwasmadeupofafewofthesebuildings,somewiththatchedroofs,inawidedustycourtyard.Itfeltmorelikeavillagethanahospitaltome.
8、Iassociatehospitalswithcoldlinoleum,notwithgoatkidsinthecourtyard,punchinguddersandwhiskingtheirtails,notwithmothersandsistersofpatientstendingironpotsproppeduponlittlefiresundermangotrees.ThehospitalwasontheedgeofadesolatetowncalledTam