Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

Interesting Facts

• Parasites can influence their hosts' behavior, prompting actions that increase the parasite's chances of reproduction and spread.
• Some parasites can alter their hosts' appearance to make them less attractive to predators or more appealing to other hosts.
• Parasites play a vital role in ecosystems by controlling host populations and promoting biological diversity.
• Some parasites can manipulate their hosts' immune systems to avoid detection and destruction.
• Parasites exist in a wide variety of forms and can infect nearly all living creatures, from bacteria to large mammals.