Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Science writer Mary Roach travels around the world investigating the animals and plants in nature that cause problems for mankind. She looks at difficulties for humans presented by bears, elephants, leopards, monkeys, cougars, birds, rats, mice, and even poisonous plants and tall trees.

My takeaway from this book is that, over and over, humans find a creature or plant annoying or dangerous or deadly to them, and they take measures to rid the world of the creature or plant, and they never succeed, and they generally make things much, much worse. I was also surprised to see the number of people employed as animal welfare officers who are charged with killing animals.

I think I was taken aback to not see roaches or mosquitoes addressed here.

The book is filled with Mary Roach's hilarious take on science and nature; it's a fun book.