Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes-creaturesthat infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world's mostpainful hornet, to the flies that...
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In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes-creaturesthat infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world's mostpainful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the"bookworms" th
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781616200633 (1616200634)
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Science Nature,
Animals,
Gardening
The publisher assumes this book is for adults, but if you know a plague or bug fan of tender years, they would probably love you for hooking them up. Lots of the diseases and infestations are described in gruesome detail, but Stewart is writing for a broad audience, so the text isn't dull, even thou...
Things that make you go 'ewww'. Excellent read but not for the easily squeamish. Amy Stewart vividly describes what many of the world's pests do, making my partner insist that I stop reading sections out loud to him as they were really too disgusting. But if you like nature, or any interest in ent...
12 years ago
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