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Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing their queen mother. The invading ant integrates herself into the nest by ...
Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...
BETHESDA, MD / ACCESS Newswire / October 31, 2025 / What if I told you zombies are real? And no, not the ones you see on movie screens. I'm talking about nature's zombies, real organisms hijacked and ...
Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...
At first glance, it’s a wonder that jumping parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—hurl themselves up to 25 times their body length to ...
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia Tapeworms (Cestoda) are a diverse group of parasitic flatworms that are highly specialized in a ...
Scientists have just identified two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps living in the United States. The discovery is described in a study in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research led by ...
Three North American river otters play in the snow on the docks of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Detected with SERC’s night-vision wildlife cameras. North American river otters have ...
The evolutionary trick of parasitic worm that sneakily burrows into the skin of its victims could provide new alternatives to opioid-based pain treatments. Opioids are currently used to treat moderate ...
Rhowan Ho is a first-year master's student in marine biology with a focus on parasitology and science communication at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. He grew up on Penang Island, ...
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