Of Cockroaches and Crickets

A scientist's unbridled enthusiasm: the author's love for insects and other creepy crawlers is infectious and will make readers look differently at underappreciated creatures.
Icky fun (and funny): readers will delight in and laugh along with disgustingly good stories about spiders the size of your hand, bullet ants who bite like you wouldn't believe, and cockroaches who are actually amazing parents.
The hidden lives of cockroaches: humans have always harbored a fascination with cockroaches. The author reveals their incredible ability to adapt, to raise their young, and to survive almost anything.
For readers of The Book of Eels and Superfly: the book's passionate descriptions of fascinating animals will appeal to readers who love books about unusual creatures.
Can cockroaches survive the apocalypse? The book answers age-old questions about insects in new and surprising ways.
Guided by science and expertise: Frank Nischk is an entomologist, science reporter, and filmmaker who has studied insects in multiple continents around the world.
Foreword by Carl Safina: the celebrated author of Becoming Wild and Beyond Worlds.