Parasite of the Day

The lancet fluke ( Dicroceolium dendriticum ) is one of the most well-known and oft-cited example of parasite host manipulation. But in mos...

Leeches and amphibians frequently interact with each other in nature, usually with the amphibian serving as food for the leeches, whether as...

The Burmese python is the third largest snake in the world and it is a consummate hunter. It is equally at home swimming through water as i...

Periodical cicadas spend most of their lives as juveniles (also known as nymphs), living underground and sucking juices from tree roots. De...

As far as parasitic nematodes go, pinworms are comparatively benign. Whereas Ascaris roundworms go tearing through your organs and can bloc...

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

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

It is no secret that I am a big fan of parasitic isopods , especially those in the Cymothoidae family - the most well-known of which is th...

It's been another year and as usual there were many interesting studies on various parasites that were published in peer-reviewed journa...

A few months ago, I wrote about a snail that forms galls in the spines of sea urchins , and while most people might not think of snails as p...