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The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
Algonquin Books
May 2011
On Sale: May 3, 2011
288 pages ISBN: 1565129601 EAN: 9781565129603 Hardcover
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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
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.
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