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Parasite parade: Meet nature's intimate aliens

By Wendy Zukerman

16 July 2010

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Up close with nature’s intimate aliens

(Image: Cath Covacin/Stephen Barker/Rick Webb/The University of Queensland, Australia)

Gallery: Parasite parade: Meet nature’s intimate aliens

They get a bad press, but parasites are beautiful under the microscope. These images are part of an exhibition, Focus on Parasites, that is currently touring Australia, supported by the Australian Society for Parasitology.

Gallery: Parasite parade: Meet nature’s intimate aliens

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