Well, actually it sounds like a really lovely book, and the louse to the right (among other creatures) features quite a bit. (Photo by Louis de Vos.) I read about it in a splendid little article in LA Weekly today on the bus home on a wonderfully rainy afternoon here in LA. The book’s all about the common creatures in our homes – “bugs” of various sorts, and the LA Weekly article by Gendy Alimurung is mostly an interview with the authors, Joshua Abarbanel and Jeff Swimmer. The book is called “A Field Guide to Household Bugs”. Apparently it started out as a children’s book but (not surprisingly) it appeals to everyone, touching on subject matter close to our hearts (or, better, our skin, eyelashes, hair, nails, and so forth). Might be one of those gifts you can get for a young ‘un and then get to look at it yourself when nobody’s around…
-cvj
Humans are dirt bags.
Fortunately, we’re pretty much immune to dirt. Not getting enough dirt may cause health problems like asthma.