What's eating you? parasites--the inside story

Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms -- most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests -- parasites -- are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale's head to the tiny flies that control a bee's brain...

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Main Author: Davies, Nicola, 1958-
Other Authors: Layton, Neal (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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