Meet the flies that lay their eggs in a bee’s body.
Tag: parasites
Ask the Naturalist
Are There Any Plants That Do Not Photosynthesize?
Can a plant live without photosynthesizing?
Fall Issue 2014
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Life Cycle of a Caterpillar That Lives in Coyote Scat
What is waste for a coyote is a resource for a moth.
Spring Issue 2008
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Six-Step Fluke of Nature
Intrepid naturalist Jack Laws finds a fluke of nature in six not-so-easy steps.
Wildlife
The Biggest Bony Fish in the Oceans Swims in the Gulf of the Farallones
Weighing in at almost 5,000 pounds, measuring over ten feet across, infested with scores of parasites, carrying more eggs than any other vertebrate, and shaped like a giant dinner plate, the giant ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is a creature defined by superlatives.
