Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleons Army & Other Diabolical Insects Stewart AmyPevná vazba
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleons Army & Other Diabolical Insects Stewart AmyPevná vazba In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world,…
Specifikacia Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleons Army & Other Diabolical Insects Stewart AmyPevná vazba
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleons Army & Other Diabolical Insects Stewart AmyPevná vazba
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. 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 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.