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Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue.

Smell of death could help trap invasive, cow-killing screwworms

Healthcare, hand and iv with a patient in a hospital bed for recovery or rehabilitation closeup. Medical, wellness and treatment with a sick person lying in a clinic on a saline solution drip.

Parasitic sleeping sickness creates ‘invisibility cloak’ to hide in humans for years

A cross section of a dog's heart showing heartworm

This deadly dog ‘spaghetti’ has ancient origins

By Laura Baisas

Parasite ant queen amid worker ants as they attack their own queen

Violent queen ant coup staged by parasitic ants

Close up of stink bug on leaf

These stink bugs use cordycep-like fungus to fend off parasitic wasps

Two images of Bootanomyia dorsalis with 1 mm size comparison

Invasive parasitic wasp spotted in the US for the first time

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells.

This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises

black rat sits on cage

Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite

Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?

Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?

By Jesse Nichols / Grist

Multiple reddish pink parasitic plants called balanophora growing in a forest. Balanophora shed one third of its genes as it evolved into a very streamlined parasitic plant.

These parasitic plants force their victims to make them dinner

By Laura Baisas