'An astonishing, eye-opening and inspiring guide to the world's microscopic marvels [.] Wonderfully revolting and utterly fascinating, it is a thrilling tribute to the interconnectedness of life, full of awe-inspiring detail and gripping facts. It will make you want to rush out and look at puddles through a magnifying glass. Your world will be larger for reading this book' Chloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare 'Dino Martin's genius is to make you care about the world's most despised and disgusting creatures--and find them fascinating, vital, and even beautiful. A mind-blowing, eye-watering revelation of a book' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'If you've ever been bitten by a mosquito, plucked a flea from your dog, dealt with kid with nits or suffered an unwelcome bout of intestinal visitors, you'll find yourself compelled by how these encounters unfold and the ways in which these tiny organisms shape entire ecosystems. Hidden Creatures is nature storytelling at its most compulsive--revealing the hidden dramas playing out in backyards, bodies, bloodstreams and beyond' Aminatta Forna, author of The Devil That Danced on the Water 'Dino Martins is a naturalist, an artist, and a scientist of global repute but above all else, he is a lover of life and a born teacher. No other writer I can think of could conjure such vivid lessons in ecology through such a lively Pageant of Parasite Portraits. This is an important and profoundly penetrating book that should be in the libraries of every school, university and laboratory' Jonathan Kingdon, author of Origin Africa 'A fascinating, loving book about the mysterious, vital, and complex lives of the parasites that live under your feet and in your hair.

Hidden Creatures is full of stories - atmospheric, hugely informative, and absolutely disgusting. I loved it' Daisy Hildyard, author of Emergency 'A gorgeous (if squirm-inducing) book on the awe-inspiring ways that "well and truly life begets death and death begets life"' Kirkus Reviews.