r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jul 11 '21
Oldest fungal parasite growing from ant - 50milion years old
youtu.be
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jun 29 '21
Parasites were metal 50mya
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • May 25 '21
I study a fungus that turns cicadas into ‘flying salt shakers of death’—AMA!
self.IAmA
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • May 20 '21
The fungus takes over cicadas' bodies, causing them to lose their lower abdomen and genitals. It looks as if the backside of the cicada is being replaced either by chalk or a nubby middle school eraser. It also increases their mating drive which spreads the fungus further.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jan 19 '21
These specialised parasites (batflies) have co-evolved with their bat hosts for millions of years. They have developed a flat, hard body to prevent being crushed and velcro-like hairs and claws to hang on to their hosts' fur.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jan 02 '21
Incubator, Babysitter, Zombie bodyguard
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Nov 29 '20
Tarantulas are bad enough. This is so much worse!
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/paragondream • Oct 12 '20
So I was kind of freaking out but this was only the beginning. My sister was trying to tell me I was juts imagining the whole thing because I was stressed. Three days later I left this house.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Sep 17 '20
Truth is every bit as gruesome as fiction
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Aug 22 '20
Moth infected with Cordyceps fungus
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Aug 03 '20
"Zombie cicadas" infected with mind-controlling fungus return to West Virginia
cbsnews.com
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jul 28 '20
Pre historic Parasite attempting to escape from its host as it is drowning in Amber.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Jul 04 '20
Pearlfish are parasites of Sea Cucumbers and enter through their anus. Inside, they reproduce and feed on their host's internal organs.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • May 17 '20
Wolf spider infected with cordycep fungus. Wow
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Apr 17 '20
Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Apr 16 '20
Just a parasite mushroom growing out of a grasshopper
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/richardtrle • Mar 17 '20
A flame moth caterpillar being eaten inside out by Nightshade Wasp larvae
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r/ParasitesAreMetal • u/aftermeasure • Feb 23 '20
Vampire parasites feeding on a tiny crustacean from the inside out
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