Parasite of the Day

Imagine an infectious disease that turns you into an immobile white statue - while that sounds like something out of a dystopian science fic...

Sometimes parasites get their own parasites too, and if you think that "enemy of my enemy is my friend", then you'd think this...

Tongue-biters are among the most (in)famous parasites found in fish, but they aren't the only type of isopods that parasitise fish, nor ...

On this blog, we like to revel in the obscure and bizarre, and it doesn't get much more obscure and bizarre than dicyemids  - a group of...

The bay scallop ( Argopecten irradians ) is a highly prized shellfish, but it has suffered through a rough history from overharvesting, habi...

Sometimes a new scientific discovery comes about while one is doing the most mundane things, and it might not even be a scientist who happen...

Epifagus virginiana is a parasitic plant that grows on the roots of American beech trees . Also known as "beechdrops", clumps of ...

A passing glance at the parasite in today's post might lead you to think that it is a worm, perhaps a nematode. But a closer look would ...

Parasites are known for their complex life cycles, especially among parasitic flatworms such as flukes. And the flukes that are being featur...

Parasites are a major part of biodiversity, but they spend most of their time hidden in plain sight. Even with some animals that have been k...