Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites - Hardcover
by Dino Martins
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593804667ISBN-10:059380466XUPC:9780593804667Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, EssaysBook Topic:Biology, ZoologySize:9.31 x 6.11 x 1.41 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC2H61XKX7
Welcome to the hidden, squirming world of parasites--some of the most misunderstood creatures with whom we share the Earth (and our bodies). "Astonishing, eye-opening, and inspiring." --Chloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare There is the tapeworm, which can grow 120 feet in length within the gut of a whale; the tsetse fly, a notorious vector of disease that can pierce the skin even of crocodiles with its needle-like mouth; and the most universal symbol of parasitic behavior: the leech. Long villainized as, well, parasitic, these creatures are actually a vital part of every ecosystem--and Dr. Dino Martins, an award-winning entomologist and biologist from Kenya, has made it his life's mission to demystify these beguiling beings. Hidden Creatures is a journey across the world ten times over--from Martins's home in the wilds of East Africa to the rainforests of Borneo to cities and backyards across the globe. Along the way we encounter brilliant and eccentric experts who join Martins on his adventures to investigate not only parasites but their hosts, from hyraxes and hippos to, of course, humans. Immersive, driven by an utterly infectious curiosity, and sure to transform every reader's understanding of these organisms, Hidden Creatures has the magnetic force of a David Attenborough documentary and introduces a monumental, charming new voice in science writing.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593804667ISBN-10:059380466XUPC:9780593804667Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, EssaysBook Topic:Biology, ZoologySize:9.31 x 6.11 x 1.41 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC2H61XKX7
DINO MARTINS is an award-winning entomologist and evolutionary biologist. A professor at Stony Brook University, he has served as the director of the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya, founded by Dr. Richard Leakey, and previously as the director of the Mpala Research Centre. He holds a PhD in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University. His research and writing have been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, Granta, and National Geographic and on TED and the BBC. He lives on Long Island and in Malindi, Kenya.
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