I've written a post about Prosthogonimus - a parasite that causes major problems for the poultry industry and has a life cycle that takes it across snails, dragonflies, and birds.
It also infects dragonfly nymphs by getting sucked into their butt
#虫 #昆虫 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/01/pros...
I've written a post about Prosthogonimus - a parasite that causes major problems for the poultry industry and has a life cycle that takes it across snails, dragonflies, and birds.
It also infects dragonfly nymphs by getting sucked into their butt
#虫 #昆虫 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/01/pros...
Manica parasitica was thought to be a species of social parasite ant which lives by freeloading off its host ant species - Manica bradleyi.
Turns out those "Manica parasitica" are just Manica bradleyi ants that have been infected with tapeworms
#虫 #昆虫 🧪🐜
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Bluesky is getting too big and too many people are comparing invertebrates to politicians so I've had to cut most the keywords out of the invertebrates feed.
Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫
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seeing mantis photos made me think of these photos from 2018, one of the only times i've actually seen (and held!!!!!) a mantis. my friend...... look how he reaches out for my hand........... so cute 🥺🥺❤️ #昆虫