http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 cam Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:51:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3108 Wow. And people say that the small wont rise and take the day. Now wouldn't it just be too bad if we discovered that these wonderful little worms were affecting humans in some obscure but significant way? I don't think the periwinkles would mind. Wow. And people say that the small wont rise and take the day. Now wouldn’t it just be too bad if we discovered that these wonderful little worms were affecting humans in some obscure but significant way?
I don’t think the periwinkles would mind.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 Zaius Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:05:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3107 Zombie periwinkles creeping over the ocean floor howling "Brine!" Zombie periwinkles creeping over the ocean floor howling “Brine!”

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Jon D Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:12:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3106 When I tried looking up more on this particular parasite, Google rather helpfully suggested that Cryptocytole lingua should be spelled Cryptocotyle lingua. The results for your version only came up with this page and the original post at the old wordpress site, and another page that no longer exists I was trying to check whether this was the same snail parasite that was discussed in Carl Zimmer's Parasite Rex, which when it infected fish after being in a snail, appeared to make them turn on their sides to reflect sunlight off their bodies more often than usual to attract birds.. been meaning to dig that book out again anyway! When I tried looking up more on this particular parasite, Google rather helpfully suggested that Cryptocytole lingua should be spelled Cryptocotyle lingua. The results for your version only came up with this page and the original post at the old wordpress site, and another page that no longer exists
I was trying to check whether this was the same snail parasite that was discussed in Carl Zimmer’s Parasite Rex, which when it infected fish after being in a snail, appeared to make them turn on their sides to reflect sunlight off their bodies more often than usual to attract birds.. been meaning to dig that book out again anyway!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Kelly Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:30:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3105 So cool and creepy! I am a web content taxonomist with NIAID, and as it happens I've been working my way through parasites recently. They fascinate and repulse me -- which I'm sure is a rather typical reaction :) So cool and creepy! I am a web content taxonomist with NIAID, and as it happens I’ve been working my way through parasites recently.
They fascinate and repulse me — which I’m sure is a rather typical reaction

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Nathan Myers Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:07:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3104 It's like the line in Bladerunner: "You know the score, pal. You're not a parasite, you're little people". It’s like the line in Bladerunner: “You know the score, pal. You’re not a parasite, you’re little people”.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 Miriam Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:49:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3103 So cool! It's particularly interesting because Littorina littorea is (probably) a non-native species introduced from Europe in the 19th century. I wonder how this affected the fluke population? So cool! It’s particularly interesting because Littorina littorea is (probably) a non-native species introduced from Europe in the 19th century. I wonder how this affected the fluke population?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 Christie Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:02:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3102 I'm telling you - parasites rule the world. We just don't know it yet. I’m telling you – parasites rule the world. We just don’t know it yet.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3101 Lilian Nattel Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:36:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/28/parasites-can-change-the-balance-of-entire-communities/#comment-3101 Fascinating interconnections. Fascinating interconnections.

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