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Title: Wicked Bugs
Condition: New
EAN: 9781565129603
ISBN: 9781565129603
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 03/05/2011
Item Height: 186mm
Item Length: 145mm
Author: Amy Stewart
Language: English
Subtitle: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
Description: 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—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” 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. It’s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”), creatures lurking in the cupboard (“Fear No Weevil”), insects eating your tomatoes (“Gardener’s Dirty Dozen”), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (“Have No Fear”). 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 begins—but doesn’t end—in your own backyard.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
ISBN-10: 1565129601
Item Width: 26mm
Item Weight: 360g
Topic: Humour & Joke Books
Release Year: 2011

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