Richard Spilsbury has worked in educational publishing for over ten years and has written on many subjects of different sizes, from ants and cells to rainforests and whales.

The scale of things Bed bugs get biting Lice on the loose Eyelash bugs Hop aboard the flea express Ticks latch on Gut-squatting worms Tooth attack Mosquitoes bite and pass it on! Worms under the skin Viruses hitch a ride Glossary Find out more Index