brain parasites
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Infected ‘Zombie Spiders’ Forced To Build Incubation Chambers For Their Parasitic Overlords
Parasites that control the behaviour of their hosts for their own benefit are a well-documented natural phenomenon, but the discovery of a previously unknown relationship between a parasitic wasp and a social spider is particularly upsetting.
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A Deadly Brain-Invading Worm Is Disturbingly Widespread In Florida
Scientists in Florida have found traces of rat lungworm in five counties, bolstering the idea that this potentially fatal parasite may be expanding its geographical range on account of — you guessed it — climate change.