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@nev it can happen that for example depending on the #mobility of the #beetle species and its #strategy to perform its #selfcleaning #behaviors that #phoretic and #parasitic #mites can be limited to small numbers only on an even relatively large #beetle. Most Scarabaeidae develop in #soilhabitats. But when it is #decayingwood or #compost, then this improves the probability that it has associations with phoretic mites. In beetles, #phoreticmites can sometimes be hidden under the elytrae.

@nev it can happen that for example depending on the #mobility of the #beetle species and its #strategy to perform its #selfcleaning #behaviors that #phoretic and #parasitic #mites can be limited to small numbers only on an even relatively large #beetle. Most Scarabaeidae develop in #soilhabitats. But when it is #decayingwood or #compost, then this improves the probability that it has associations with phoretic mites. In beetles, #phoreticmites can sometimes be hidden under the elytrae.

@nev it can happen that for example depending on the #mobility of the #beetle species and its #strategy to perform its #selfcleaning #behaviors that #phoretic and #parasitic #mites can be limited to small numbers only on an even relatively large #beetle. Most Scarabaeidae develop in #soilhabitats. But when it is #decayingwood or #compost, then this improves the probability that it has associations with phoretic mites. In beetles, #phoreticmites can sometimes be hidden under the elytrae.

@nev it can happen that for example depending on the #mobility of the #beetle species and its #strategy to perform its #selfcleaning #behaviors that #phoretic and #parasitic #mites can be limited to small numbers only on an even relatively large #beetle. Most Scarabaeidae develop in #soilhabitats. But when it is #decayingwood or #compost, then this improves the probability that it has associations with phoretic mites. In beetles, #phoreticmites can sometimes be hidden under the elytrae.

@nev it can happen that for example depending on the #mobility of the #beetle species and its #strategy to perform its #selfcleaning #behaviors that #phoretic and #parasitic #mites can be limited to small numbers only on an even relatively large #beetle. Most Scarabaeidae develop in #soilhabitats. But when it is #decayingwood or #compost, then this improves the probability that it has associations with phoretic mites. In beetles, #phoreticmites can sometimes be hidden under the elytrae.

The beetle #Valgus #hemipterus is a not very rare inhabitant of Southern Europe and #CentralEurope. The #specimen shown here flew onto my windowsill in #Berlin. It harbored unidentified #mites of the #Uropodina and of #Laelapidae with the latter having conspicuous strongly developed chelicerae. The Uropodinae are #phoretic and Laelapidae either phoretic or facultatively #parasitic.©#StefanFWirth

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The beetle #Valgus #hemipterus is a not very rare inhabitant of Southern Europe and #CentralEurope. The #specimen shown here flew onto my windowsill in #Berlin. It harbored unidentified #mites of the #Uropodina and of #Laelapidae with the latter having conspicuous strongly developed chelicerae. The Uropodinae are #phoretic and Laelapidae either phoretic or facultatively #parasitic.©#StefanFWirth

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The beetle #Valgus #hemipterus is a not very rare inhabitant of Southern Europe and #CentralEurope. The #specimen shown here flew onto my windowsill in #Berlin. It harbored unidentified #mites of the #Uropodina and of #Laelapidae with the latter having conspicuous strongly developed chelicerae. The Uropodinae are #phoretic and Laelapidae either phoretic or facultatively #parasitic.©#StefanFWirth

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The beetle #Valgus #hemipterus is a not very rare inhabitant of Southern Europe and #CentralEurope. The #specimen shown here flew onto my windowsill in #Berlin. It harbored unidentified #mites of the #Uropodina and of #Laelapidae with the latter having conspicuous strongly developed chelicerae. The Uropodinae are #phoretic and Laelapidae either phoretic or facultatively #parasitic.©#StefanFWirth

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The beetle #Valgus #hemipterus is a not very rare inhabitant of Southern Europe and #CentralEurope. The #specimen shown here flew onto my windowsill in #Berlin. It harbored unidentified #mites of the #Uropodina and of #Laelapidae with the latter having conspicuous strongly developed chelicerae. The Uropodinae are #phoretic and Laelapidae either phoretic or facultatively #parasitic.©#StefanFWirth

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https://www.europesays.com/ie/510727/ Scientists Have Discovered These Deadly Parasites Are Secretly Swapping DNA #Éire #EvolutionaryBiology #IE #InfectiousDiseases #Ireland #Parasites #Parasitic #Pathogens #Science

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

“Every major change in #economics has been associated with some way of adding value in society until we reach #neoliberalism,   which is fundamentally different from all the others because it is #parasitic, based upon rent #extraction and not upon value creation.”
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/25/neoliberalism-is-dying-whats-next/

“Every major change in #economics has been associated with some way of adding value in society until we reach #neoliberalism,   which is fundamentally different from all the others because it is #parasitic, based upon rent #extraction and not upon value creation.”
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/25/neoliberalism-is-dying-whats-next/

“Every major change in #economics has been associated with some way of adding value in society until we reach #neoliberalism,   which is fundamentally different from all the others because it is #parasitic, based upon rent #extraction and not upon value creation.”
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/25/neoliberalism-is-dying-whats-next/

“Every major change in #economics has been associated with some way of adding value in society until we reach #neoliberalism,   which is fundamentally different from all the others because it is #parasitic, based upon rent #extraction and not upon value creation.”
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/25/neoliberalism-is-dying-whats-next/

“Every major change in #economics has been associated with some way of adding value in society until we reach #neoliberalism,   which is fundamentally different from all the others because it is #parasitic, based upon rent #extraction and not upon value creation.”
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/25/neoliberalism-is-dying-whats-next/

10-Dec-2025
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare #parasitic plant
New study maps the strange #genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the #evolution of parasitic #plants and an unconventional role of #plastids.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109271

#science #ecology

10-Dec-2025
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare #parasitic plant
New study maps the strange #genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the #evolution of parasitic #plants and an unconventional role of #plastids.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109271

#science #ecology

10-Dec-2025
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare #parasitic plant
New study maps the strange #genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the #evolution of parasitic #plants and an unconventional role of #plastids.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109271

#science #ecology

10-Dec-2025
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare #parasitic plant
New study maps the strange #genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the #evolution of parasitic #plants and an unconventional role of #plastids.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109271

#science #ecology

10-Dec-2025
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare #parasitic plant
New study maps the strange #genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the #evolution of parasitic #plants and an unconventional role of #plastids.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109271

#science #ecology

Flying #Parasitic #Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush #Prey Midair

https://gizmodo.com/flying-parasitic-worms-use-this-superpower-to-ambush-prey-midair-2000676165

Flying #Parasitic #Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush #Prey Midair

https://gizmodo.com/flying-parasitic-worms-use-this-superpower-to-ambush-prey-midair-2000676165

Flying #Parasitic #Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush #Prey Midair

https://gizmodo.com/flying-parasitic-worms-use-this-superpower-to-ambush-prey-midair-2000676165

Flying #Parasitic #Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush #Prey Midair

https://gizmodo.com/flying-parasitic-worms-use-this-superpower-to-ambush-prey-midair-2000676165

Flying #Parasitic #Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush #Prey Midair

https://gizmodo.com/flying-parasitic-worms-use-this-superpower-to-ambush-prey-midair-2000676165

Andropogon false-smut (Epicoccum andropogonis) growing on a grass spikelet. The fungus is feeding on the sugary exudate of a parasitic fungus (Claviceps sp.) that is infecting the plant. #fungus #fungi #grasses #monocots #parasitic #saprobic #nature #plants #botany #mycology #macrophotography

Andropogon false-smut (Epicoccum andropogonis) growing on a grass spikelet. The fungus is feeding on the sugary exudate of a parasitic fungus (Claviceps sp.) that is infecting the plant. #fungus #fungi #grasses #monocots #parasitic #saprobic #nature #plants #botany #mycology #macrophotography

Andropogon false-smut (Epicoccum andropogonis) growing on a grass spikelet. The fungus is feeding on the sugary exudate of a parasitic fungus (Claviceps sp.) that is infecting the plant. #fungus #fungi #grasses #monocots #parasitic #saprobic #nature #plants #botany #mycology #macrophotography

Andropogon false-smut (Epicoccum andropogonis) growing on a grass spikelet. The fungus is feeding on the sugary exudate of a parasitic fungus (Claviceps sp.) that is infecting the plant. #fungus #fungi #grasses #monocots #parasitic #saprobic #nature #plants #botany #mycology #macrophotography

Andropogon false-smut (Epicoccum andropogonis) growing on a grass spikelet. The fungus is feeding on the sugary exudate of a parasitic fungus (Claviceps sp.) that is infecting the plant. #fungus #fungi #grasses #monocots #parasitic #saprobic #nature #plants #botany #mycology #macrophotography

Golden ear (Naematelia aurantia) parasitizing false turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum). I really wanted to take this log home but people were looking. Rose Valley, PA, USA. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms #log #parasitic #mycology #biology #nature

Golden ear (Naematelia aurantia) parasitizing false turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum). I really wanted to take this log home but people were looking. Rose Valley, PA, USA. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms #log #parasitic #mycology #biology #nature

Golden ear (Naematelia aurantia) parasitizing false turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum). I really wanted to take this log home but people were looking. Rose Valley, PA, USA. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms #log #parasitic #mycology #biology #nature

Golden ear (Naematelia aurantia) parasitizing false turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum). I really wanted to take this log home but people were looking. Rose Valley, PA, USA. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms #log #parasitic #mycology #biology #nature

Golden ear (Naematelia aurantia) parasitizing false turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum). I really wanted to take this log home but people were looking. Rose Valley, PA, USA. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms #log #parasitic #mycology #biology #nature

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok

#Photo

P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth

The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok

#Photo

P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth

The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok

#Photo

P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth

The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok

#Photo

P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth

The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok

#Photo

P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth

Solution: #zerotolerance = do not go soft on #parasitic #influencers and #narcissistic #tourists who flout the local #laws. ⚖️👮‍♂️

Solution: #zerotolerance = do not go soft on #parasitic #influencers and #narcissistic #tourists who flout the local #laws. ⚖️👮‍♂️

Solution: #zerotolerance = do not go soft on #parasitic #influencers and #narcissistic #tourists who flout the local #laws. ⚖️👮‍♂️

Nature's viny vampire: Discovering what drives #parasitic #Cuscuta campestris

#dodder #CcMCA1 #sensing #ion_channels

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-nature-viny-vampire-parasitic-cuscuta.html