What's Eating You? parasites--the inside story written by Nicola Davies

Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms -- most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests - parasites - are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale's head to the tiny flies that control a bee's brain and make it literally dig its own grave. Now an expert team returns for an in-depth look at how these insidious critters do it, whether it's leaping aboard moving targets or morphing their body shapes, and what their unwitting hosts have learned to do to fight back and reclaim their space.

Zombie makers: true stories of nature's undead written by Rebecca Johnson

Examines real-life accounts of zombies in nature, including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp, and related topics.

Chiggers written by Gail Jarrow

Parasites are animals, insects, viruses, and microscopic beings that latch onto, trap, trick, and live off of other living things. This series provides a colorful overview of what these yucky creatures are, how they work, what and why they do what they do. A chigger is too small to see as it attacks. But this familiar parasite creates a big itch when it feasts on its host's skin cells.

Malaria: how a parasite changed history written by Jeanne Marie Ford

Explores the history and impact of malaria. Surviving malaria -- Malaria's early history -- Finding a cause -- Fighting malaria -- Treating malaria.

Leeches written by Katies Marsico

Though they are most famous as parasites that feed by attaching themselves to larger hosts and sucking blood, leeches are actually a diverse group of worms.

Lice written by Katie Marsico

There are more than 3,500 species of lice that can be found worldwide. These parasites are tough survivors, remarkable adaptive, and feed on many different hosts. Marsico details the life and habits of lice.

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