#parasitism — Public Fediverse posts

#TIL that hitchhiker fishes exist AND that at least one species of them sometimes [and this will be #TMI for some of you] ride INSIDE the kloaka of manta rays!!1

yes, that's the toot. please find the link to the article in question in my next toot.

#mantaRay #zoology #parasitism #fauna #hitchhiker

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/16/it-is-not-only-a-future-certainty-the-disaster-is-already-here-why-we-need-climate-fiction. The problem is, we are faced not just with #climatecrisis, but with #Polycrisis, including, e.g., #resource #depletion, various forms of #pollution, #biodiversity #loss & #overpopulation, as well as the threat of #armed #conflicts. The grotesque #inequality of the #capitalist #system makes it completely #unsustainable, as does its #ecological #parasitism. Failing any successful efforts to change it, it will #collapse. How do you represent THAT in #fiction?

Tapeworm makes #ants live longer: Study identifies molecular changes that reshape aging and behavior in infected workers, leading to a partially queen-like phenotype 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/tapeworm-makes-ants-live-longer/

#insects #temnothorax #parasitism #BehavioralEcology #SocialInsects #ant #biology

Garden tips for 2026 | Master Gardener | https://www.allforgardening.com/1695364/garden-tips-for-2026-master-gardener/ #agriculture #botany #caterpillar #coccinellidae #CodlingMoth #fertilizer #food #garden #gardening #horticulture #insect #IntegratedPestManagement #Kingdoms(biology) #lawn #Moth #organisms #parasitism #perennial #Pest(organism) #PestControl #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #RainGarden #seed #tree #weed #whitefly