#parasitic

[clingynepenthes]

Now I didn't expect them to go this far.

[shpepyao]

sea wormy thingy that overtakes bodies of foolish mortals to travel on land

[patheticmosasaur1]

today's invertebrate.............nerocila bivittata

nerocila bivittata is a connoisseur of all things evil, edgy and wicked. an isopod with devilish tastes in literature and music he is!

but fret not, for while he may seem all sinister and evil there is actually much much more to this parasitic granfer-gravy!! he secretly enjoys many shades of red and blue, and he has a master's degree in ichthyology, which is something that no other isopod has ever achieved!

glorpiness rating: wax coloured clotty

photographed by Sylvain Le Bris (sylvain_le_bris) (CC BY-NC 4.0)

I think we should all take a moment to look at this isopod's muted, comforting colours

[chameleocoonj]

🦐🦞🦀Merry Crabmas!🦀🦞🦐

Well... kind of. These aren't crabs but they are crustaceans, parasitic ones! I found a fish louse at my work and I thought it was soooooo cute I had to draw it with some friends. Details under the cut!

Sacculina-- group: barnacles, host: crabs

Cancrion-- group: isopod, host: crabs, larva and adult males pictured

Cymothoa-- group: isopod, host: fish, the "tongue eating louse"

Cyprids-- larval stage of barnacles

Nauplius-- larval stage of many crustaceans

Dendrogaster-- closest group: barnacles, host: seastars

Lernaea-- group: copepods, host: fish, the "anchor worm"

Anelasma-- group: barnacles, host: lantern sharks

Lepeophtheirus-- group: copepods, host: fish

Ommatokoita-- group: copepods, host: greenland sharks

Argulus-- group: fish lice, host: fish

The groups I've labelled these as are pretty broad and a lot more complicated when you get into the details, but rest assured they are all currently types of crustaceans! Anchor worms and Argulus fish lice are the species most people would be most likely to encounter as they are common in the aquarium hobby. The others here are a bit more specialized and mostly marine. I also used some generic barnacles as filler, but it should be noted that not all barnacles are considered parasitic.

I could talk about these guys all day, but I think it might be more fun to go on your own wikipedia journey!! <3

[heavenlyparasite-0]

уσυ αяє тнє ƒℓєѕн мαggσтѕ α∂σяє,

ᴘᴀʀᴀsɪᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ.

[bcdankworth]

My oh my 🤔

#DenyDefendDepose #HealthInsurance #America #CorporateAmerica #Parasitic

[tesl4radiowav3s]

Amen! I'm only a parasite

squirmin' in your lungs in the moon

Hot damn! But no wormy man

squirm' in the intest-ineeeesss

As all cells breaks loose, as all cells always do

Aw, what the hell can I do to have a little more squirmin in you?

Hot damn! You're only part of my meal

Cataclysmic catechism, catch 22

Your body, my tapeworm

Your body, my tapeworm

So when the body falls dead and the waters run red

I'll be your hostest with the mostest!

The body isn't dead, but that's exactly what I've been dreading

After all, the meek inherited fuck all

Dracunculus medinensis, I will die for my own damn sins!!

If you help those who eat themselves

My superstitions, your visage, my visions

Furthering the fever of your fervor for believing, I will

Your body, my tapeworm, baby

Your body, my tapeworm

I'll be your curse in disguise, whip the mask off my parasitic side

I'm eating every part of you up!

But still asking you to loosen up my buttons, baby

You've got this beautiful choice of anatomy , got this little blue spot

And you really ain't got no idea how much of this fills me up, do ya honey?

Please relieve me of my cravings

I'm kneeling, begging, pleading

For my savory-sweet release of death

Oh, I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die

I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die

So I can taste your blood on my final breath

Your body, my tapeworm, baby

Your body, my tapeworm

Am I supposed to call this parasitism?

Trade confessions for questions

Just us second-guessing, I guess

Now am I missing the message?

Its essence goes up my ass like a pinworm!

Like a pinworm , like a PINWORM!

The blood in my veins fermenting my brain

My tape, my worm, it's all gon' rise again

So be my spinal cord, like a freshly birthed wormegg

After all, we're both dead meat

My forbidden wormydew, honey, are you a hot meal?

Just save me half, yeah, I could eat

Your body, my tapeworm, baby

Your body, my tapeworm, baby

Your body, my tapeworm, baby

Your body, my tapeworm

Baby!