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Biological Sciences

The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems

The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems

â€œAÂ bizarre collection of evolution tales . . . the weirder, the better.â€ â€”Entertainment Weekly

A fascinating exploration of the awe-inspiring, unsettling ingenuity of evolution

On a barren seafloor, the pearlfish swims into the safety of a sea cucumberâ€™s anus. To find a meal, the female bolas spider releases pheromones that mimic a female moth, luring male moths into her sticky lasso web. The Glyptapanteles wasp injects a caterpillar with her young, which feed on the victim, erupt out of it, then mind-control the poor (and somehow still living) schmuck into protecting them from predators.

These are among the curious critters of The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar, a jaunt through evolutionâ€™s most unbelievable, most ingenious solutions to the problems of everyday life, from trying to get laid to finding food. Join Wired science writer Matt Simon as he introduces you to the creatures that have it figured out, the ones that joust with their mustaches or choke sharks to death with snot, all in a wild struggle to survive and, of course, find true love.

Winner of the American Library Associationâ€™s Alex Award

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Model	Illustrated
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-10-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780143128687

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