Parasite of the Day

Nematodes (roundworms) just can't get enough of being parasites. Parasitism has independently evolved at least fifteen times among nema...

When it comes to parasites, for most people it is a case of "out of sight, out of mind", and that especially applies to holoparasi...

Tardigrades (also known as "water bears") have built up a reputation for being pretty much invulnerable  (even though Bdelloid rot...

The bile duct of a bird is probably the last place you'd expect to find a microscopic, parasitic relative of jellyfish, but that is exac...

Pea crabs are a type of tiny crabs that live mostly in bivalve shellfish such as mussels, oysters, and scallops. Scientifically known as pin...

Galactosomum nagasakiense is a parasite that lives rent-free in fish's brain and give them " Trematode Whirling Disease " (TW...

Do you like eating fish? Well so do some leeches. Most people only know about the leeches that feed on humans, but there are also numerous o...

Horsehair worms are a menace to crickets (as well as mantis , millipedes , and centipedes ) everywhere. Imagine being a cricket going about ...

Floating amidst the ocean's plankton is a tiny monster, it has no mouth and it must mate, after which it will give birth to a new genera...

The electric eel , also known as poraquê , is a formidable animal. Not only is it capable of stunning its prey with an electrifying shock, ...