Animal Zombies!

Animal Zombies! — page 1 — THE WASP LARVA ATTACHED TO THIS SPIDER SUCKS THE SPIDER’S BODY FLUIDS THE ZOMBIFIED SPIDER THEN TEARS DOWN ITS OWN WEB AND BUILDS A NEW ONE THAT PROTECTS THE LARVA’S COCOON FROM PREDATORS

Animal Zombies! — page 2 — national geographic kids ANIMAL zombies And other bloodsucking beasts creepy creatures and real-life monsters CHANA STIEFEL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WASHINGTON D C

Animal Zombies! — page 3 — Contents INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER 1 THE LIVING DEAD 6 Brainwashed Ladybug 8 Zombie Roach 10 Mad Scientist Nature Photographer Anand Varma 12 Controlled Crickets 14 Zombie Cycles 15 Attack of the Rodents 16 Frog Feast 18 Savory Snail 19 Creature Feature Zombie Apocalypse 20 CHAPTER 2 BLOODSUCKERS 22 Munching Mosquitoes 24 Vampire Bats 26 Mad Scientist Bat Man Dr Merlin Tuttle 28 Lurking Lampreys 30 Lunching Leeches 31 Terrible Ticks 32 Fiendish Fleas 33 Creature Feature Vampires Through the Ages 34 CHAPTER 3 CREEPS FROM THE DEEP 36 Perilous Portuguese Man-of-War 38 Killer Cone Snail 39 Sea Serpent 40 Mad Scientist Shark Scientist Jessica Cramp 42 Spine-Chilling Stinger 44 Shocking Shrimp 45 Giant Jelly 46 Super Squid 48 ZOMBIE ROACH PAGE 10 Yucky Yeti 49 Snare of the Squid 50 Gruesome Goblin Shark 51 Alluring Anglerfish 52 Creature Feature Cracking the Kraken 54 CHAPTER 4 ANIMAL ALIENS 56 Body Invaders 58 Terrible Tapeworm 60 Gross Guinea Worm 61 Manure Monster 62 Athlete’s Foot Fungus 63 Mad Scientist Bug Scientist Dr Michelle Trautwein 64 Home Invaders 66 Creature Feature Attack of the Aliens 68 CHAPTER 5 ANIMAL MONSTER MASH 70 Glassy Ghost Frog 72 Spook-topus 73 Tasty Toad 74 Cannibal Crickets 75 Beastly Blob 76 Mucus Monster 77 Mouth-Watering Mom 78 Spewing Spider 79 Quivering Quills 80 Wailing Wolves 81 Mad Scientist Wolf Man Dr L David Mech 82 A Scaly Escape 84 Hidden Horror 85 Headless Horrors 86 Constant Critter 87 Creature Feature Night of the Werewolf 88 CONCLUSION 90 GLOSSARY 92 FIND OUT MORE 94 CREDITS 94 INDEX 95 TAWNY FROGMOUTH PAGE 85

Animal Zombies! — page 4 — THIS ANT WAS INFECTED BY A MIND-CONTROLLING FUNGUS Introduction DEAR BRAVE READER BEWARE You are about to enter the darkest creepiest corners of our world You’ll collide with creatures that INVADE BRAINS DRINK BLOOD and even DEVOUR THEIR OWN MOMS You’ll confront howlers prowlers and foul flesh-eaters You’ll brush up against critters with NEEDLELIKE FANGS and TOXIC TENTACLES These monsters dwell in the gloomiest jungles and the deepest seas Some tiny creatures may also lurk UNDER YOUR MATTRESS and even CLING TO YOUR EYELASHES But know this These creatures never intend to do you harm It’s a critter eat-critter world and the creepy animals on these pages have adapted all kinds of HAIR-RAISING TECHNIQUES TO SURVIVE and pass on their genes After THREE BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION these beasts have developed extreme powers to fight off predators adapt to habitat destruction and resist chemicals invading their environment Scientists still do not understand the unique role that many species play in the great web of life So tread lightly as you explore NATURE’S HAUNTED HOUSE In the end if you leave unscathed you might go from YIKES to LIKES for the crafty spine-tingling wonders that surround you NOW TURN THE PAGE IF YOU DARE 5

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