It's an arthropods' world. We just live in it. In this classic of natural history, National Medal of Science-winning entomologist May R. Berenbaum weaves a web of spellbinding portraits that acquaints readers with the multitudes sharing our world and, alas, our kitchen. Go small or go home as Berenbaum reveals: A* Why the "Jesus bug" can walk on water A* How the katydid's nighttime noise inspired romantic poetry A* The trapping prowess of the hungry antlion A* That disgusting thing chiggers do to eat your skin A witty guide that's as accessible as the container of flour you should have closed more tightly, Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers adds a new Berenbaum preface to the fascinating story of our million closest neighbors.
- ISBN10 0252081528
- ISBN13 9780252081521
- Publish Date 15 February 2016
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Illinois Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 296
- Language English