Behavior Parasites

clipped from takeaction.wordpress.com the orb spider, Plesiometa argyra, is infected by a parasitic wasp that causes it to weave special, wasp-friendly webs before dying gruesomely. Additionally, the barnacle Sacculina will infect the nervous system of crabs, causing them to care for the barnacle’s eggs. If a male crab in infected, it will become protective and maternal towards the alien eggs. clipped from www.margobors.com