Predation, herbivory, and parasitism are specific types of antagonistic ... lizards that drop their tails, and insect larvae that discharge slime. Such actions surprise the predator and give ...

The unsettling diagnosis stems from a parasite called “cysticercosis,” an infection caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, also known outside the medical community as “Pork ...

Susceptibility, preference and suitability tests were conducted. In addition to M. hirsutus (4.5 ± 2.04 hosts parasitized per female parasitoid in 30 min), Planococcus citri (1.1 ± 1.23 hosts ...

This database includes more than a quarter of a million host-parasite records extracted from 28,000 references. A partial implementation [lacking details on synonymy, comments (e.g. larva) and subject ...

Nearly all kittens are born with intestinal parasites, and the parasites’ larvae (immature life stage) can lie dormant within ...

These worm-like parasites alter their host's behavior, compelling them to seek out water. Adult horsehair worms lay their eggs in a slimy string in aquatic environments. Upon hatching, the larvae ...

seasonal dynamics of parasites in snail and arthropod intermediate hosts and on host-parasite relations between parasite larvae and the intermediate hosts. This has included studies on the seasonal ...

Parasitoid is the name given to insects that behave like parasites but always kill their host. Farmers take advantage of the fact that certain parasitoids naturally prey on particular species of crop ...

A SEVEN-year-old boy complained of itchy raised lines on his foot - which turned out to be worms inside him. The child developed the symptoms after playing barefoot on the sand with friends.

Besides initiating their nests much like the temporary social parasites, the slave-makers also raid other ant colonies to steal the brood (Figure 3). The pilfered larvae and pupae that are not ...

The pair acquired a larva migrans, or hookworm, infection from walking barefoot on the beach - most likely in an area where animals infected with the parasite had defecated. (That's the most ...

A ladybird's lifecycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult ... Threats to ladybirds include predators, parasites and rival ladybirds. Most other animals find that ladybirds taste terrible.