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Nightmare Fuel

drhoz wrote in wtf_nature May 09, 2010 15:50

I've talked about Sacculina before - it's a popular animal amongst parasite fans, what with it being more like a fungus/cancer than a barnacle, and the way it castrates and feminises its crab hosts.

But now, thanks to the Daily Parasite blog, I've learnt about Anelasma squalicola, another rhizocephalan barnacle that parasitises and castrates a ( Read more... )

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This is some pretty grim shit.

maeda wrote in wtf_nature Nov 27, 2008 18:52

A rather fascinating page on parasites.

ETA HURRRR, I posted the 1,337th entry!

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Barnacles Go To Great Lengths To Mate

droserary wrote in wtf_nature Feb 07, 2008 20:15

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