Parasite of the Day

We have featured hairworms ( Nematomorpha ) quite a few times before on this blog, but for those who are new to them, they are parasitic bod...

One of the key characteristic of plants is their ability to produce food using sunlight via the process of photosynthesis . But there are ma...

The tongue-biter parasite is infamous for living inside the mouths of fish and replacing their tongue. But that parasitic crustacean is not...

Nematodes (roundworms) are common parasites which are found in all kinds of animals. The study featured today is a report on a species of ne...

Jellyfish are one of the most common inhabitants of the sea and while they are soft and squishy, their venomous stinging cells (call cnidocy...

Myxozoans are a group of very unusual parasites. Despite their simplified structure, latest research has shown that their closest living rel...

This planet is full of parasites, and no matter what you are or where you live, there seems to be no escape from getting parasitised. A few ...

Ever since birds and mammals have evolved to have feathers and fur respectively, many different orders of insects have also evolved to take ...

Most of the time, being infected with parasites is costly to the host in some way. But sometimes there might be circumstance when the presen...

If you have ever gone for a swim in a lake and later found your arms and legs covered in red itchy welts resembling mosquito bites, it is q...