Nature. Nonfiction. HTML:In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes�creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world�s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the �bookworms� that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures.
With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It�s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (�She�s Just Not That Into You�), creatures lurking in the cupboard (�Fear No Weevil�), insects eating your tomatoes (�Gardener�s Dirty Dozen�), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (�Have No Fear�).
Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins�but doesn�t end�in your own backyard.