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'...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | 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). |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421451350 1421451352 |