Valentine's Day
Diplozoon paradoxum is a flatworm parasite of fish. Eggs hatch and pass through larval stages where they swim to try to find a fish host....
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Back to Life
Ophiocordyceps sinensis, or caterpillar fungus, is a parasitic fungus that infects caterpillars of ghost moths. Permissive hosts include...
The Eyelashes
Phrixocephalus cincinnatus begin their life as free-swimming larvae (called a nauplii) (1). After developing to their next larval stage...
The White Spikes
Cotesia congregata is a parasitoid wasp found throughout North America and South America (1). The wasps parasitize caterpillars of sphinx...
The Red Berry
Myrmeconema neotropicum is a nematode parasite that infects ants. The eggs can also use birds for transportation (a paratenic host). Eggs...
On the Grass
Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick or black-legged tick, must feed on blood at each stage of its development. Consequently, it has a...
The Barber's Pole
Haemonchus contortus females look like a barber’s pole because their white ovaries spiral around their intestine and they consume so much...
Parasites & Host Animals with Six Legs
by Dr. Matthew G. Bolek, Oklahoma State University Matthew G. Bolek, Associate Professor Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma...
Parasites & Host Animals with Fins
by Dr. Kevin D. Lafferty, U.S. Geological Survey, and Dr. Chelsea L. Wood, University of Washington Kevin Lafferty, Senior Ecologist...
Parasites & Human Beings
by Dr. Michael J. Yabsley, University of Georgia Michael Yabsley, Professor Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University...
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