Rise of the Zombie Bugs
The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control
$50.75
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2025
Summary
Zombies aren’t just the stuff of nightmares. Explore the fascinating world of real-life insect zombification.
Zombies are all around us—insect zombies, that is. In Rise of the Zombie Bugs, Mindy Weisberger explores the eerie yet fascinating phenomenon of real-life zombification in the insect class and among other invertebrates. Zombifying parasites reproduce by rewriting their victims’ neurochemistry, transforming them into the “walking dead”: armies of cicadas, spiders,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421451350 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421451352 |
| Author: | Mindy Weisberger |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
Worms, wasps and other creatures that manipulate their hosts’ behaviour are common in the invertebrate world. In Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The surprising science of parasitic mind-control, science writer Mindy Weisberger examines the ways these tiny monsters hijack the bodies and brains of their victims – and how they have captured our imaginations….A great read.
—New Scientist
Mindy Weisberger
Mindy Weisberger, a science writer and media producer, is a senior science editor at Scholastic. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including CNN.com, Live Science, and Scientific American.
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