Parasites, Often Miscast as Villains, Are Ecologically Critical — and Declining

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Until recently, researchers had no idea climate change was wiping out important parasites.

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island.

To understand this counterintuitive idea, it’s helpful to look at another class of animals that people used to hate: predators. Take, for example, the relationship between nematomorphs, a type of parasitic worm, and creek water quality. The worms are born in the water, but spend their lives on land inside of bugs, like crickets or spiders.

Wood had an unconventional idea of where to look: a collection of preserved fishes locked away in a museum basement.

 

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