Bibliograph

Plight of the living dead, what the animal kingdom's real-life zombies reveal about nature -- and ourselves, Matt Simon

Type

Label

Plight of the living dead, what the animal kingdom's real-life zombies reveal about nature -- and ourselves, Matt Simon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Plight of the living dead

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1030445416

Responsibility statement

Matt Simon

Sub title

what the animal kingdom's real-life zombies reveal about nature -- and ourselves

Summary

In Plight of the Living Dead, science journalist Matt Simon documents his journey through the bizarre evolutionary history of mind control. Along the way, he visits a lab where scientists infect ants with zombifying fungi, joins the search for kamikaze crickets in the hills of New Mexico, and travels to Israel to meet the wasp that stings cockroaches in the brain before leading them to their doom

Target audience

adult

Classification