Hunger has many different faces and is a truly global problem. The world population experiences hunger in more ways than previously thought. Climate change is only making it worse. Read more in this instalment of…
The adventures of a toy-microscopist (Part 2)
Microscoper? Microscopedist? Microscopist? Microscopist – a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes. Definition Well strictly speaking, I shouldn’t be calling myself a microscopist, as I’m not a specialist in the field,…
The body snatching barnacle (Amazing parasites, part 4)
In previous posts we’ve seen beautiful wasps, morbid butterflies and gorgeous caterpillars. In this one we are visiting a crustacean – a type of shellfish organism, not too different from shrimps, crabs and lobsters. Except that this one is…
Bloodthirsty butterflies (Amazing parasites, part 3)
In the previous posts of this series we saw the neurosurgeon jewel wasp and the caterpillars changing the color of their host to beautiful shades of red. You didn't really believe that that's all, right?…
Dressed to kill (Amazing parasites, part 1)
Parasitic life style is arguably one of the most creative in the whole range of living organisms. There are plenty of explanations why parasites exist - to fill every little gap in the food chain,…