Freefall 3013
The wolf at the door
[!0.987]2017-09-01
What got you interested in parasites?
The California killifish. More specifically, its parasitic flatworm, Euhaplorchis californiensis.
The parasite needs three hosts. It goes from birds to snails to fish and then back to birds. It sterilizes one of its hosts and mind controls another. It's a ridiculously complex life cycle.
In engineering, we try to keep things simple.
When it comes to parasites, Mother nature tore the simple page out of her book, shredded it, burned it, and tossed the ashes into a cyclone.
Color by George Peterson