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A swollen leech slithers off a man's hairy, bloody leg.
A swollen leech slithers off a man's hairy, bloody leg.
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Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back
Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back
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Egg of the Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing ciliated miracidium, recorded using Differential Interference Contrast. Egg length is 140 microns.
Egg of the Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing ciliated miracidium, recorded using Differential Interference Contrast. Egg length is 140 microns.
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CU leech moving along thorny branch, Western Ghats, India
CU leech moving along thorny branch, Western Ghats, India
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Caterpillar parasitized by a wasp, showing numerous wasp pupae on its body. Some species of wasp lay eggs on living animals such as this caterpillar.
The wasp typically injects venom, anti-immune chemicals and digestive enzymes into the caterpillar when it lays its eggs. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the tissues of their still-living host. They then pupate before emerging as...
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Caterpillar parasitized by a wasp, showing numerous wasp pupae on its body. Some species of wasp lay eggs on living animals such as this caterpillar.
The wasp typically injects venom, anti-immune chemicals and digestive enzymes into the caterpillar when it lays its eggs. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the tissues of their still-living host. They then pupate before emerging as...
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Animation showing an example of the use of synthetic biology, to create bacteria engineered to detect the presence of parasites.
This bacterium contains both its own DNA (green helix) and an artificial part (blue) that codes for the production of surface proteins (circles) and other internal structures. These proteins are tailored to detect the presence of...
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Extreme Close Up push-out - Parasitic worms attack a brain.
Extreme Close Up push-out - Parasitic worms attack a brain.
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A giant leech crawls on a researcher's leg.
A giant leech crawls on a researcher's leg.
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A leech moves under water over a man's toes.
A leech moves under water over a man's toes.
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Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back
Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back
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Egg containing miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Sample contaminated with many bacteria. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.
Egg containing miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Sample contaminated with many bacteria. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.
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Miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.Eggs supplied by Dr Philip Skuce
Miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.Eggs supplied by Dr Philip Skuce
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Extreme close-up of a Cordyceps fungus releasing spores
- Fruiting body of a Cordyceps fungus growing out of a parasitized moth in the rainforest, Ecuador. Thread-like spores (ascospores) are being released from the ascocarp which will drift away and infect a new insect host.
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Medium Long Shot push-in push-out - Spiral parasites travel through blood vessels in a computer-generated animation.
Medium Long Shot push-in push-out - Spiral parasites travel through blood vessels in a computer-generated animation.
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CU leech on thorny branch, Western Ghats, India
CU leech on thorny branch, Western Ghats, India
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CU leech looping over leaf, Western Ghats, India
CU leech looping over leaf, Western Ghats, India
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A large leech sucks blood from a man's arm.
A large leech sucks blood from a man's arm.
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A finger pokes at a leech as it crawls across skin.
A finger pokes at a leech as it crawls across skin.