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These Worms Turn Snails Into Living Disco Balls!
These parasitic worms invade snails and take over their bodies, turning them into zombie-like creatures with flashing, ...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute5 个月
Dangerous Potential
The circular and oval shapes in the center of this image are a group of larvae (1) from a parasitic worm known as a schistosome, or blood fluke. They are shown developing within their host, a ...
HowStuffWorks on MSN4 个月
Freshwater Snails: Helpful Carriers of Harmful Parasites
Like worms, these freshwater snail species are known as "dentritivores." Others are filter feeders, like krill and some ...
The Maui News7 年
Controlling snails, slugs key to fighting rat lungworm
It feeds on the feces of rats that host the worm. Humans can get infected by consuming raw produce or water contaminated by the slug. They can also get it from eating raw or undercooked snails ...