Wicked Bugs (Young Readers Edition): The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth

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Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies Theres even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroachs brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae like a dog on a leash. Scorpions glow in ultraviolet light. Lots of bugs dine on corpses. And if you want to know how much it hurts to get stung by a bullet ant (hint: it really, really hurts), you can consult the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. It ranks the pain produced by ants and other stinging creatures. How does it work Dr. Schmidt, the scientist who created it, voluntarily subjected himself to the stings of 150 species.

Organized into thematic categories (Everyday Dangers, Unwelcome Invaders, Destructive Pests, and Terrible Threats) and featuring full-color illustrations by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Wicked Bugs is an educational and creepy-cool guide to the worst of the worst of insects, arachnids, and other arthropods. This is the young readers adaptation of Amy Stewarts bestselling book for adult readers.

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Amy Stewart's young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller is at once fascinating, entertaining, informative and horrifying.
The Buffalo News

Horrifyingly informative.
Kirkus Reviews

Sure to thrill budding entomologists . . . This accessible, middle-grade version ofWicked Bugscombines science, anthropology and history with a powerful yuck-factor. It's sure to be a hit with even the most reluctant readersjust be prepared for some serious goose bumps and skin tingles along the way.
Shelf Awareness

Budding entomologists and kids who marvel in the truly awe-inspiring, sometimes hair-raising, and gross natural world will be in heaven.
School Library Journal

Reluctant readers will be drawn in. The writing is lively and fun . . . A bug-lovers delight.
San Francisco Book Review

The organization is tidy and intuitive, the scope is impressive, the entry length is ideal, and the content is itchingly disturbing.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Bio

Amy Stewart is the award-winning author of six books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world. She is the cofounder of the popular blog Garden Rant and is a contributing editor at Fine Gardening magazine. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own an antiquarian bookstore called Eureka Books.

• Briony Morrow-Cribbs studied studied art at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, and currently lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, where she owns and operates Twin Vixen Press.