'Informative, interesting, humorous, and sparkling-this is the book to read if you want to learn about the world's most interesting animals (and, if you hate insects, it's the book that'll change your mind).' -Thomas Eisner, entomologist and naturalist cinematographer
'Informative, interesting, humorous, and sparkling-this is the book to read if you want to learn about the world's most interesting animals (and, if y...
The clever author of the acclaimed Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers offers a companion volume that runs the gamut from the regrettably familiar, including ticks, cockroaches, and mosquitoes, to bizarre and obscure creatures such as sheep keds, mantispids, and reindeer throat bobs.
The clever author of the acclaimed Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers offers a companion volume that runs the gamut from the regrettably familiar, ...
Myths about insects abound, such as the earwig that bores into your ear, or the bumblebee that can't fly. This book traces the origins of these stories, examines the grain of scientific truth that can often be unearthed & goes on to reveal some of the truths about the insect world that really are stranger than fiction.
Myths about insects abound, such as the earwig that bores into your ear, or the bumblebee that can't fly. This book traces the origins of these storie...
