Enlarge / Orange amphipods caught the eye (and interest) of Brown University graduate students conducting field research. (credit: David Johnson) Scour the salt marshes of Plum Island Estuary in Massachusetts and you're likely to spot bright orange shrimp lurking among the vegetation and detritus. That unusual hue is a sign that a shrimp has been infected with a parasitic worm, which also seems to affect the shrimp's behavior.
How These Parasitic Worms Turn Brown Shrimp Into Bright Orange “zombies”
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 2:02pm
Topics: enlarge orange david johnson scour plum island estuary massachusetts dna molecular ecology this david rand parasites cordyceps—more the last neil druckmann bbc planet earth sir david attenborough read comments brown university us cordyceps parasitic shrimp infected mechanisms kinds host humans hosts behavior nature species
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