| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1: No country for old chickens -- Wallerfield -- Children of the night -- Snapple, anyone? -- Part 2: Let it bleed -- Eighty ounces -- Red stuff -- Beautiful friendship -- Part 3: Bed bug & beyond -- Sleeping with the enemy -- Of mites and men -- Candiru: with a capital C and that rhymes with P -- Tough way to make a living. |
| Summary |
A witty and informative look inside the world of animals that feed on blood examines the ecological roles and life cycles of the vampire bat, leeches, ticks, mites, bedbugs, and a feared vampire fish known as the candiru. |
| Subject |
Bloodsucking animals.
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| ISBN |
9780307381125 |
|
0307381129 |
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