Science writer Carl Zimmer grew up loving monster movies, but he never guessed a real monster would show up in his own backyard.
Carl Zimmer is a columnist for the New York Times. He's the author of a dozen books, including Parasite Rex and Evolution: Making Sense of Life. He has won prizes for his writing from the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Zimmer has appeared on radio shows such as This American Life and Radio Lab.
This story originally aired on May 14, 2014.
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