num_pages: 280
description: In this classic of natural history, National Medal of Science winner May Berenbaum weaves a web of spellbinding portraits that acquaints readers with the multitudes sharing our world and, alas, our kitchen. Go small or go home as Berenbaum Why the "Jesus bug" can walk on waterHow the katydid’s nighttime noise inspired romantic poetryThe trapping prowess of the hungry antlionThat disgusting thing chiggers do to eat your skin A witty and educational guide that’s as accessible as the container of flour you should have closed more tightly, Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers is the fascinating story of our million closest neighbors. 
language: English
title: Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers
titlecomplete: Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers
genres: Science
ratings_count: 13
publisher: University of Illinois Press