Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites
Dino Martins
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Welcome to the hidden, squirming world of parasitesβsome of the most misunderstood creatures with whom we share the Earth (and our bodies).
"Astonishing, eye-opening, and inspiring." βChloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare
There is the tapeworm, which can grow 120 feet in length within the gut of a whale; the tsetse fly, a notorious vector of disease that can pierce the skin even of crocodiles with its needle-like mouth; and the most universal symbol of parasitic behaviorβthe leech. Long villainized as, well, parasitic, these creatures are actually a vital part of every ecosystemβand Dr. Dino Martins, an award-winning entomologist and biologist from Kenya, has made it his lifeβs mission to demystify these beguiling beings.
Hidden Creatures is a journey around the world ten times overβfrom Martinsβ home in the wilds of East Africa, to the rainforests of the Amazon, to cities and backyards across the globeβand along the way, we encounter the brilliant and eccentric experts who join Martins on his adventures to investigate not only parasites but their hosts, from hyraxes and hippos to, of course, humans. Immersive, driven by an utterly infectious curiosity, and sure to transform every readerβs understanding of these organisms, Hidden Creatures has the magnetic force of a David Attenborough documentary and introduces a monumental, charismatic new voice in science writing.
Cover image--Hirudo medicinalis (leech) by Paul Pfurtscheller. Β© Werner Anselm Buhre.
"Astonishing, eye-opening, and inspiring." βChloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare
There is the tapeworm, which can grow 120 feet in length within the gut of a whale; the tsetse fly, a notorious vector of disease that can pierce the skin even of crocodiles with its needle-like mouth; and the most universal symbol of parasitic behaviorβthe leech. Long villainized as, well, parasitic, these creatures are actually a vital part of every ecosystemβand Dr. Dino Martins, an award-winning entomologist and biologist from Kenya, has made it his lifeβs mission to demystify these beguiling beings.
Hidden Creatures is a journey around the world ten times overβfrom Martinsβ home in the wilds of East Africa, to the rainforests of the Amazon, to cities and backyards across the globeβand along the way, we encounter the brilliant and eccentric experts who join Martins on his adventures to investigate not only parasites but their hosts, from hyraxes and hippos to, of course, humans. Immersive, driven by an utterly infectious curiosity, and sure to transform every readerβs understanding of these organisms, Hidden Creatures has the magnetic force of a David Attenborough documentary and introduces a monumental, charismatic new voice in science writing.
Cover image--Hirudo medicinalis (leech) by Paul Pfurtscheller. Β© Werner Anselm Buhre.
Welcome to the hidden, squirming world of parasitesβsome of the most misunderstood creatures with whom we share the Earth (and our bodies).
"Astonishing, eye-opening, and inspiring." βChloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare
There is the tapeworm, which can grow 120 feet in length within the gut of...
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DINO MARTINS is an award-winning entomologist and evolutionary biologist. A professor at Stony Brook University, he has served as the director of the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya, founded by Dr. Richard Leakey, and previously as the director of the Mpala Research Centre. He holds a PhD in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University. His research and writing have been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, Granta, and National Geographic and on TED and the BBC. He lives on Long Island and in Malindi, Kenya.
DINO MARTINS is an award-winning entomologist and evolutionary biologist. A professor at Stony Brook University, he has served as the director of the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya, founded by Dr. Richard Leakey, and previously as the director of the Mpala Research Centre. He holds a PhD in org...
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