Marlene Zuk

Lessons on life, love and language from the Insect World: What the astonishing diversity of insects can tell us about our lives

• Evolutionary Biologist has studied why eliminating parasites and disease just might make us sicker; how animals teach us about parenting, homosexuality, and sex roles; and why insects matter in our daily lives
• Frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Natural History magazine, and other popular outlets; frequent guest on NPR and other radio shows, including Fresh Air and Quirks & Quarks
• Zuk's latest book, Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World is a smart, engaging account of the many things we think of as setting humans apart – personality, learning, language – that yield unexpected insights into human interactions.

"Smart, engaging... Zuk approaches her subject with such humor and enthusiasm for the intricacies of insect life, even bug-phobes will relish her account."
-- Publisher’s Weekly

“Marlene Zuk gives insects, the animal kingdom's unseen majority, their full, marvelous due."

-- Carl Zimmer