A broad fish tapeworm escapes out of the anus of its host, anĀ Alaskan brown bear Scott Davis
WHAT goes on the list of the most abundant living things on Earth? Parasites should surely make the cut. They live within us and many other animals, as well as in plants and fungi, and slip under the radar while infiltrating almost every food web and ecosystem. They are mind-bogglingly diverse, with hardy and sometimes extraordinary ways of living and reproducing in their hosts.
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