Parasitic / Microscopic / Microbial Species

Ahh, the beloved parasitic gut worm, bane to dogs and humans. We humans have done the world the service of eradicating much of the globe of this parasite, at least among human populations. But there is one population that still suffers from this w...

Disgusting but Healing Maggot Juice ... ... ... If there is a more disgusting sight than a pile of maggots, I havent seen it. With that aside, researchers believe they have discovered what makes maggots effective healers of wounds like ulcers and...

I know every creature has its place in the ecosystem, even giant water bugs and mites. But water bugs bite me, and no ecosystem should have something like that. It doesn't help that this picture was taken less ...

Admit it. You want to pet it. How can you not, with that velvety coat? ... ... The red velvet mite spends its larval stage as a parasite on arthropods. As nymphs and adults they descend to the forest floor to become hunters. But don't try to eat one...

... As sea temperatures have risen in recent decades, enormous sheets of a mucus-like material have begun forming more often, oozing into new regions, and lasting longer, a new Mediterranean. ... And the blobs may be more than just unpleasant....

SAO PAULO (AFP) - It may be one of nature's repulsive little blood-sucking parasites, but the humble tick could yield a future cure for cancers of the skin, liver and pancreas, Brazilian researchers have discovered. ... ...

Transposons are mobile genetic elements found in the hereditary material of humans and other organisms. They can replicate and the new copies can insert at novel sites in the genome. Because this threatens the whole organism, molecular mechanisms hav...

... ... Some people in the olden days used to take tapeworm eggs or larvae so they can lose weight because the tape worm eats most of the food that goes in your body. Plus they can grow to about 7 ft i think nope its 30 yea 30ft and can kill you =|...

... The Cymothoa exigua, a parasitic crustacean, is a true-to-life ... tongue snatcher. The parasite prays on the Spotted Rose Snapper Fish ... found off the coast of California. Cymothoa exigua swim into the fish's ... gills and latch onto its tong...

I don't post enough on plants, so I thought I'd bring you a parasitic one. Say hello to Balanophora fungosa, a parasite that feeds on tree roots. But at least this plant tries to give back to the world by sprou...

Bandages and ointments infused with essence of maggot may soon be coming to a drugstore near you. Battlefield medics hundreds of years ago were the first to notice that bloody wounds infested with maggots actually heal faster than "clean"...

Long considered a source of odor and embarrassment, the humble armpit may be coming up in the world. On the microbial level, a person's underarms are akin to lush rain forests brimming with diversityand that's a good thingaccording to a new "...

Look at slideshow from WebMD for more pictures. Want to see what some of the most commonly encountered bugs and their bites look like? Then peruse the gallery. You'll feel itchy, be jumpy, and be more educated once you've done so. ... ... You're loo...

... Human skin hosts a huge, diverse population of bacteria that changes based on local skin conditions such as dry, moist and oily. ... Such findings come out of the Human Microbiome Project, which involves research...

... ... Many bugs give us reason for pause, including poisonous spiders, chiggers, bees and lice. But few get under our skin quite literally like the tick. If you enjoy the outdoors, be careful of ticks they can attach as you brush past grass an...

... Oestridae (commonly called bot flies or botflies) is a family of Oestroidea. It is one of several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. There ar...

This poor fish has an infestation of sea lice, and he doesn't look to be doing well. Many dozens of species of fish in the cold waters off Norway's coast are infected with them, and many exp...

What's this? Good news? Yes. It turns out that thanks to a variety of eradication efforts, time, materials, and education, Guinea worm infections are at an all-time low (assuming President Carter can be believed...)<...

... WARNING: This post is not for the faint of heart. If you're pregnant, post-partum, intestinal-fortitude-challenged, or just plain ol' squeamish, you may want to bypass t...

Source ... Parasitic Castration Jade, one of our resident arachnophiles, forwarded this lovely set of photos....

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Death by Horsehair Worm What you're looking at below is a handful of adult horsehair worms. You'll see that they vary quite a bit in length and color, but all have the appearance of wriggling, coarse hairs or wire...

... Cymothoa Exigua has the dubious distinction of being one of the only parasites on the planet that actually r...

Velvet Mite ... The velvet mite makes its home in th...

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