parasites

This one is a bit yuck, from The Guardian , the linked article has pictures! ‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons It was a fairly...

"Baby" flies can inhabit your eyes during their larval stage. This infestation is not usually destructive or permanent, and it may well be far more common than you might suppose. FULL STORY...

Certain species of Darwin's finches - nicknamed 'vampire finches' - evolved first to exhibit mutualism with seabirds by eating the larger birds' parasites, then became parasites themselves as they began wounding the seabirds to drink their blood. 'Vampire Finch' With Blood On His Beak FULL...

This 2018 Guardian article provides an overview of the growing problem of sushi / sashimi related parasite ingestion. FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/parasitic-worm-tonsil-sashimi.html

It appears that parasitic plants can adapt to become even better parasites by absorbing and exploiting genes from their hosts (i.e., their victims). Such gene transfer is known in microbes, but this is the most dramatic functional example known in any more complex organism. This discovery...

Clover dodder is native to Europe, but occurs almost worldwide. It is a member of the Convolvulaceae family, which includes Ipomoea and Convolvulus species, many of which are commonly known as bindweed and morning glory. Source : http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267419-1

How's this for a headline? http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1371092.html

A much higher YUK! factor with this one.. :shock: Doctors find worm in woman's brain while operating on 'tumour' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:27 PM on 20th November 2008 Doctors carrying out an operation to remove a woman's 'brain tumour' got a surprise - when they came...

I was recently at a funeral of a family member and it set me thinking to long lost relatives. A memory emerged from a distant past when my Grandmother used to warn about eating too much sugar as it would give you worms! That set off another memory as I recalled an UL about somebody having a...

Insect infestation For when insects and other creepy crawlies get under your skin (literally). WARNING: May contain unpleasant stories: From the front page: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/15/1084571007555.html Emps

Reading the thread "Who was the first person to drink cow's milk?" in General Forteana, which discusses food discoveries and various tolerances and likes/dislikes for foods, put me in mind of stories surrounding the subject title: Reports of snakes found alive and apparently thriving in the...