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My agent Wendy Strothman has been a steady support for my writing, and no one could ask for a better editor than Andrea Schulz, even if she did keep suggesting that the book contain "less sex" when I was working on the proposal. I am also grateful to several "real" science writers who have given me advice and encouragement about writing for the public: Deborah Blum, Virginia Morell, and Carl Zimmer. Finally, John Rotenberry (mostly) graciously suffers being dragged along on entomological endeavors, despite being a "bird person," and has supported me in this as in all of my efforts.

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