Bloodsuckers : the most irritating creatures of all / Paul Zborowski
- Bib ID:
- 7331751
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Zborowski, Paul, author
- Description:
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- Chatswood, NSW : Young Reed, 2017
- ©2017
- 48 pages : colour illustrations, ; 29 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781921580352 (hardback)
- Summary:
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From the horror of finding a blood-engorged leech attached to our leg, to the annoyance of a buzzing mosquito - we are all fascinated by bloodsucking creatures. The myth of Dracula could not exist without real life creatures with the same macabre habit. But before we call them all evil, it is important to understand why they do it. In most cases only the female of the species searches for blood, as this gives her the protein to make eggs. Therefore it is essential for producing the next generation.
- Full contents:
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- Who are the bloodsuckers?
- Leeches
- Mosquitoes
- Lice
- Fleas
- Assassin bugs
- March flies and horse flies
- Sand flies and biting midges
- Bed bugs
- Louse flies, keds and bat flies
- Black flies
- Tsetse flies
- Appearances can be deceptive
- Ticks
- Mites and chiggers
- Lampreys and hagfish
- Vampire bats - -Want to know more?
- Glossary.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references.
- For children.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2022
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