Recommended Ages: 3+ Years

GIANTmicrobes® plushies are stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes, only about a million times the actual size! They're a humorous, educational, and fun spin on an otherwise messy subject matter. They were originally designed as a teaching tool to help small children learn about the importance of hand-washing.

• This set includes 4 GIANTmicrobes®
• Each plush stuffed toy comes with an image and information about the real microbe it represents
• Fun and creative way to start the discussion about microbes as they relate to the study of microbiology
• These unique plush stuffed animals make great learning tools and toys
• A cute gift/reminder/warning for any college student
• An amusing gift that is a great way to give someone a micro-organism without that pesky trip to the Doctor's office

This Bundle Includes:

• Zombie Virus
     - Scientists named this virus Pithovirus sibericum because its shape resembled the ancient Greek wine jars called "pithos." On the microscopic scale, the viruses are absolutely enormous. Over a micrometer in size, they are as large as many bacteria, even larger than some of the smallest known free-living eukaryotic cells.
• Flesh Eating
      -Flesh-eating disease is no dieter's dream. Most commonly caused by crazed strains of the same bacteria responsible for strep throats, it is one of the fastest-spreading infections known.
• Brain-Eating Amoeba
      - Brain-eating amoeba, or Naegleria fowleri to its friends, is a fearsome predator that lurks in warm fresh-water lakes, rivers, and springs. It is not technically an amoeba, but in fact can morph like a sci-fi villain into three different body shapes.
• Black Death
      - In 1347 the Black Death (then called the “pestilence”) arrived in the city of Messina in Sicily. By 1352, 25 million people, a third of Europe’s population, were dead.
   

Shipping Note: Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, P.O. Boxes, and APO addresses is not available for this item

Warranty: 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty