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House finch nest with eggs

Life

Birds use cigarette butts for chemical warfare against ticks

Urban house finches incorporate more fibres from cigarette butts into their nests if they have live ticks in them, suggesting the toxic chemicals in the butts may deter the parasites

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An engorged tick

Life

Ticks use sticky pads on their feet to cling on to our skin

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cormorant catching a rainbow trout

Life

Parasite living inside fish eyeball controls its behaviour

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Cleaner fish that keep farmed salmon healthy at risk of wipe-out

Life

Cleaner fish that keep farmed salmon healthy at risk of wipe-out

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Euderus set wasp

Life

Parasite turns wasp into zombie then drills through its head

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Triple-whammy drug kills parasites that make 20 million sick

Health

Triple-whammy drug kills parasites that make 20 million sick

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Parasite on a deep-sea fish

Life

Videos reveal the Russian doll parasitic world of the deep seas

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Technology

Filthy Romans: Dirty secrets of the bath-obsessed ancients

Features

A butterfly feeding on bamboo nectar

Life

Back-stabbing butterflies rob the ants that once protected them

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Life

This is Your Brain on Parasites: strong stories, shaky science

Kathleen McAuliffe's book revels in gruesome tales and psychological theories, but shows a disregard for what parasitology actually is

Culture

Health

Explosive road rage-like anger linked to parasite spread by cats

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Life

New underground plant hides from the sun and parasitises fungi

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Health

Different parasitic worms can raise or lower female fertility

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