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- Title: Wicked Bugs
- Author : Amy Stewart
- Release Date : January 03, 2011
- Genre: Nature,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 12707 KB
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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 foesâcreatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the worldâs most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the âbookwormsâ that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures.
With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. Itâs an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (âSheâs Just Not That Into Youâ), creatures lurking in the cupboard (âFear No Weevilâ), insects eating your tomatoes (âGardenerâs Dirty Dozenâ), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (âHave No Fearâ).
Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that beginsâbut doesnât endâin your own backyard.