This plant, called a fairy lantern, is a parasite that steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell ...
Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...
North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted to bees, an important consideration for declining populations of our ...
Can’t figure out why you’ve been feeling off? If you’ve been dealing with fatigue, bloating, brain fog, or digestive drama, ...
image: Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according to a new study. view more Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee ...
This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (DEB-0841862, DEB-0743535/0742923 and DEB-1258 096/1256817). Search for information on ‘self-medication,’ and you’ll likely find ...
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A rare parasitic plant lives underground without photosynthesis and reproduces asexually
Some plants bend the rules of plant life so far that they barely resemble plants at all. Balanophora is one of them - a ...
Malaria is a disease caused by single-celled parasites from the Plasmodium group, transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes’ bites. Once the parasites enter the bloodstream, they are in danger ...
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