Body snatchers : flies, wasps, and other creepy crawly zombie makers /
Axelrod-Contrada, Joan,
Body snatchers : flies, wasps, and other creepy crawly zombie makers / by Joan Axelrod-Contrada. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Real-life zombies . - Edge books. Real-life zombies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nature's zombies -- Zombie fire ants -- Zom-bees -- The zombie-making jewel wasp -- The zombie orb spider -- The head-banging zombie caterpillar -- Zombie ladybugs -- The zombie-making hairworm -- Zombie beetles -- Zombie-making thorny-headed worms -- The zombie stickleback fish -- Zombie killifish -- Zombie-making lancet liver flukes.
"Discusses parasites and parasitoid organisms that use mind control on their hosts"--
Ages 9-14. Grades 4 to 6.
9781515724803 (library binding : alk. paper) 1515724808 (library binding : alk. paper)
2016021827
Parasites--Juvenile literature.
Parasitoids--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Body snatchers : flies, wasps, and other creepy crawly zombie makers / by Joan Axelrod-Contrada. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Real-life zombies . - Edge books. Real-life zombies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nature's zombies -- Zombie fire ants -- Zom-bees -- The zombie-making jewel wasp -- The zombie orb spider -- The head-banging zombie caterpillar -- Zombie ladybugs -- The zombie-making hairworm -- Zombie beetles -- Zombie-making thorny-headed worms -- The zombie stickleback fish -- Zombie killifish -- Zombie-making lancet liver flukes.
"Discusses parasites and parasitoid organisms that use mind control on their hosts"--
Ages 9-14. Grades 4 to 6.
9781515724803 (library binding : alk. paper) 1515724808 (library binding : alk. paper)
2016021827
Parasites--Juvenile literature.
Parasitoids--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.