num_pages: 175
description: Astute observations on the fates of the medusa, a parasitical jellyfish, and the sea slug to which it attaches itself touch upon eternal issues of life and death
language: English
title: The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher
titlecomplete: The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher
genres: Medicine, Essays, Nature, Biology, Science, Philosophy, Natural History, Nonfiction, Animals, Evolution
ratings_count: 1749
series: Notes of a Biology Watcher
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award
category: Science (Paperback)
publisher: The Viking Press