Mermithidae - Wikipedia
Mermithids are parasites, mainly of arthropods. Most are known from insects, but some are recorded from spiders, scorpions and crustaceans. A few are known to parasitize earthworms, leeches and molluscs, [3] and a specimen is known from a spider preserved in Baltic amber. [4]
Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from …
Aug 18, 2023 · A rare image has captured the moment a huge spider is "defeated" and engulfed by a parasitic fungus, with spores bursting from the arachnid's back, legs and head. The striking photo is one of...
These 6 images show the moment when parasites burst from …
Oct 31, 2023 · Overgrown fungus-covered spider corpses are often found on the underside of high leaves, which could help the dispersal of spores to reach their next host. Fly larvae bursts out of a slug ...
Parasites of spiders: Their impacts on host behavior and ecology
Dec 10, 2021 · With this review, we describe characteristics of the major groups known to parasitize spiders and illustrate the ways in which spider biology presents unique challenges and opportunities for...
Fungal Spider Pathogens | Grow Wild | Kew
Nov 13, 2023 · Fungal Spider Pathogens. The fungi that infect spiders and why you need to know about them. By Alessandro Agorini and Chloe Agar. Mycology postgraduate student, Alessandro, introduces us to Gibellula fungi, a group of parasitic fungi that exclusively infect spiders to …
Parasites of spiders: Their impacts on host behavior and …
Dec 10, 2021 · With this review, we describe characteristics of the major groups known to parasitize spiders and illustrate the ways in which spider biology presents unique challenges and opportunities for their parasites.
Parasitic Wasps Turn Spiders Into Zombie Weavers
Aug 5, 2015 · A larva injects its host with potent venom that zombifies the spider by hijacking its nervous system. The tyrannical young wasp then forces the eight-legged zombie to get to work building the ...
SPDR Collection - Keiser Lab
The goal of the Spider Parasite Digital Research (SPDR) Collection is to maintain and preserve specimen pairs of spiders and their parasites, each identified, sequenced, georeferenced, and photographed and all provided freely online in a searchable database.
Gongylonema pulchrum - Wikipedia
Gongylonema pulchrum is the only parasite of the genus Gongylonema capable of infecting humans. Gongylonema pulchrum infections are due to humans acting as accidental hosts for the parasite. There are seven genera of spirudia nematodes that infect human hosts accidentally: Gnathostoma, Thelazia, Gongylonema, Physaloptera, Spirocerca, Rictularia.
Parasites Use Sophisticated Biochemistry to Take Over Their Hosts …
Dec 5, 2012 · Parasites that take over hosts, effectively turning them into zombies, are far from rare. But only recently have scientists started to work out the sophisticated biochemistry that the parasites...