Parasite of the Day

Myxozoans  are a group of single-celled parasites which had evolved from jellyfish-like ancestors, thus making them a type of single-celled ...

Today we're featuring a guest post by Sally O'Meara - a student from 4th year class of the Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology...

There are many examples in nature where parasites are able to alter their host's behaviour in some way. More recently, some scientists ...

Most animals are infected by multiple species of parasites or multiple strains of the same parasite species that are not close kin . Rarely ...

Last year the most “yuck” votes were cast for a photo of Philophthalmus gralli in the eyes of a rhea at the Phoenix Zoo. Melanie Church, t...

Continuing our theme of nasty places to have worms, how about under the eyelid?! Flukes of the genus Philophthalmus are found in the conjun...

The hippopotamus is notorious for being one of (if not the most) dangerous large animals of Africa, as they are extremely aggressive and unp...

The parasite Ommatokoita elongata probably made a few of you squeamish. If so, then you probably want to just close this page, too. Cali...

If you find the idea of having something lodged in your eye distressing (ok let's face it, who doesn't?), then today's parasite ...

Oriental eyeworm, Thelazia callipaeda , is kind of a gruesome parasite. These nematodes are transmitted by flies - but not biting flies - j...

One of the things that grosses non-parasitologists out (and probably many parasitologists!) is the fact that little tiny mites live on our e...

Loa loa , also known as the “eye worm,” gets its name from an affinity for subcutaneous tissue like the tissue found in human eyes. This nem...