Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms ...

photo provided by Darby Communications THE FISH THIEF recounts how the Great Lakes were brought to their knees by the sea lamprey, a parasitic invader that decimated the lake trout population.

I wasn’t aware of the havoc this parasitic fish wrought on the ... spiraling down to a toothed tongue. They latch onto other fish, create a wound with their razor-sharp teeth and tongue, and ...

Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not cause ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia ... An anemonefish with a tongue-biter isopod parasite peering out of its mouth, in Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

More recently, the object of his fascination has turned to parasites. It’s the stuff of horror films: Smith recalls one that lives in the nostril of a crocodile fish. Another attacks the ...

There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia, which keeps its eggs and newly hatched babies in its mouth for two weeks. Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession.

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

LAKE HURON—An ancient predator, the sea lamprey, has resurfaced as a growing threat in the Great Lakes, sparking alarm among scientists and fishermen alike. This eel-like invader, unchanged for ...

Credit: Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07368-y The researchers concluded that crickets employ dodging behavior to methodically evade perceived threats under low-risk ...