Wicked Bugs
The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
By Amy Stewart
(Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Hardcover, 9781565129603, 288pp.)
Publication Date: May 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Compact Disc, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, Hardcover
Categories: Agriculture - General, Insects & Spiders
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Amy Stewart, who brought us a disturbing slender volume called Wicked Plants has a new and perhaps even more disturbing book called Wicked Bugs. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with Stewart about her A-Z list of the most loathsome insects and the havoc they cause. More at NPR.org
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Parasitic tapeworms, the world's largest hornet and a bug with overly aggressive mating habits are all featured in science writer Amy Stewart's book Wicked Bugs, which examines more than 100 of the strangest entomological creatures on the planet. More at NPR.org
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