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The 67 articles in this collection are based on a Purdue Agriculture news column by Turpin (entomology, Purdue U., Indiana). The 2-3 page segments are snapshots of the lives and histories of insects. The first section--The Literary Bug--discusses the appearance of insects in the poems of Emily Dickenson, films featuring bugs, and the origin of phrases involving insects. Other sections are devoted to beetles (real and mythological), pest insects, and people who study insects. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The author of Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other Bugdacious Tales is back with more ditties on the insect kingdom. Find out about Aesop's insects, Edgar Allan Poe's Gold Bug, and Ogden Nash's creepy crawlies. Dig up some facts on the Colorado and Japanese beetles, and cash in on the million dollar beetle. Head for cover, the Bombardier beetles are coming! If you're in the dark, hook up with a firefly. Bugs have been around longer than your great-great-grandma—400 million years before to be somewhat exact. Insects strolled around with dinosaurs and kept on going even when the behemoths disappeared. What's Buggin You Now? let's you catch the bug without the jar!
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