Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: The World of Animal Motion 1
5. Chapter 1. Walking on Water 16
6. Chapter 2. Swimming under Sand 32
7. Chapter 3. The Shape of a Flying Snake 60
8. Chapter 4. Of Eyelashes and Sharkskin 88
9. Chapter 5. Dead Fish Swimming 114
10. Chapter 6. Flying in the Rain 139
11. Chapter 7. The Brain behind the Brawn 155
12. Chapter 8. Are Ants a Fluid or a Solid? 179
13. Conclusion: The Future 203
14. Bibliography 215
15. Index 221