Parasite of the Day

Usually on this blog, caterpillars are featured as reluctant hosts for a variety of different parasites, ranging from parasitoid wasps to ...

This is the third and final post in a series of blog posts written by students from my third year Evolutionary Parasitology unit (ZOOL329/52...

This is the second post in a series of blog posts written by students from my third year Evolutionary Parasitology unit (ZOOL329/529) class ...

It's time for some student guest posts! One of the assessment I set for the students is for them to summarise a paper that they have rea...

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'...