Tag: parasite

December 5, 2025 at 4:55 pm

9,000 Year Old Droppings Confirms The Diet Of The Siberian Sled Dog, And It Contains Reindeer And Polar Bear

Sled dogs in snow

The sled dogs were less effective at their jobs, thanks to the unsuitable diet they consumed.

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February 7, 2025 at 1:56 pm

The Coming Summers Could Be Ripe For A Resurgence Of Flesh-Eating Parasites

Source: USDA/Public Domain

Make sure to wear insect repellent and cover any open wounds while outside.

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October 27, 2022 at 6:10 pm

Strangely Familiar Places or “Liminal Spaces” Explained

Strangely Familiar Places or "Liminal Spaces" Explained

Learn why liminal spaces exist and how they are used in movies.

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September 13, 2009 at 5:55 am

A Tongue Eating Parasite That Becomes The Fish’s Tongue

A Tongue Eating Parasite That Becomes The Fish's Tongue

Photograph by Matthew R. Gilligan Certainly one of the more disgusting species I’ve come across, the Cymothoa exigua or Tongue eating louse (louse being singular form of ‘lice’) is a parasitic crustacean that typically grows to 3 or 4 cm in length (1 in – 1.6 in). The parasite attaches itself at the base…

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