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 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)"

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mindy Weisberger
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781421451350
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-5135-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, MEDICAL / Parasitology, Insects (entomology), Medical parasitology