Entomologist Howard Duncan has a generous grant and a wealthy lover. Now he's on the verge of a find in the Brazilian rainforest that will reenergize his career: the rarely sighted reptilus blaberus, an insect like no other.

But something has changed - nature has started producing an antidote to the fungal infection that previously held the insect population in check. Skeletons provide Duncan and his team with an ominous first clue about the potential consequences.

The carnivorous insects are either migrating or expanding their territory.

Or worse.

When one of the...

A tense, live-wire jungle adventure for fans of Michael Crichton and Clive Cussler.

Following his failed expedition to study the deadly Reptilus blaberus in the Brazilian rainforest, scientist Howard Duncan is pilloried by the media, university administrators and the parents of a student who suffered an excruciating death. Further complicating matters, a famous researcher, reality TV producers and would-be adventurers are edging in on his career making discovery, pursuing the insects while he's stuck putting out media fires and struggling to maintain funding for his work.

But even...