Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects
Written by Amy Stewart
Illustrated by Briony Morrow-Cribbs
Published by Algonquin Books • 2011
From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six and eight-legged creatures.