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An entomology student and an FBI special agent must stop a conspiracy that threatens not only the life of the entymologist's life -- but the existence of honeybees vital to the economy of the Central Valley agricultural epicenter. At the center of the conspiracy is a breed of bees engineered to be killing machines, which, despite the entomologist's expertise, are like nothing she's seen before.

A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake. To stop the monster (and its babies), an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.

"The nineteenth century was a transformative period in the history of American science, as scientific study, once the domain of armchair enthusiasts and amateurs, became the purview of professional experts and institutions. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur shows that women were central to the development of the natural sciences during this critical time. She does so by uncovering the forgotten lives of entomologist Margaretta Hare...