Rise of the zombie bugs the surprising science of parasitic mind-control
"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 cic...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "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, and other hosts that helplessly follow a zombifier's commands, living only to serve the parasite's needs until death's sweet release (and often beyond)"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421451350 1421451352 1421451360 9781421451367 |
| Author Notes: | 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 . |
