Spinochordodes tellinii
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spinochordodes-tellinii-287-12474585
title:
Spinochordodes tellinii
text:
Spinochordodes tellinii is a parasitic nematomorph hairworm whose larvae develop in grasshoppers and crickets. This parasite is able to influence its host's behavior: once the parasite is grown, it causes its grasshopper host to jump into water, where the grasshopper will likely drown. The parasite then leaves its host; the adult worm lives and reproduces in water. S. tellinii does not influence its host to actively seek water over large distances, but only when it is already close to water. The
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of horsehair worm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinochordodes_tellinii
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date modified:
2021-05-24T15:07:27Z
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