Parasites Facts

Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.

Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.

Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.

The Jewel Wasp injects a drug into a cockroach’s brain, turns it into a zombie, rides it like a horse back to its burrow, and then lets its hatched larvae feed on the cockroaches body from the inside.

At one 'feeding', a mosquito can absorb one and a half times its own weight in blood.

Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.