tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post6007222477148432010..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Answer to Case 521ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-16332945276534843882018-12-09T16:35:16.881-06:002018-12-09T16:35:16.881-06:00All and all, I have not enjoyed the side stories l...All and all, I have not enjoyed the side stories like I have with this case. From the "brain washed" 🐜 to the grasshopper from which comes out the horse hair worm. The clinical Parasitology books never mentioned these interesting facts.<br />Thank you everyone.<br />Florida Fan<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-30093583580909414452018-12-09T14:27:19.916-06:002018-12-09T14:27:19.916-06:00What few people know is that soon after the grassh...<br /><br />What few people know is that soon after the grasshopper was denied the ant's slime ball store, he was mysteriously drawn to a nearby creek. He was enjoying his walk when he experienced an unusual irresistible desire to jump into the water. He struggled to swim but was hampered by a terrible pain in his abdomen.His abdominal sutures began to tear open. As the doomed hopper was in his death throws, his last vision was that of a huge, dark brown worm emerging from his belly. "Curses, Horsehair worm"<br /><br />The moral being. What goes around, comes around. The cycle of parasitic life rules.Old Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517349371972756602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-8911334468363828322018-12-08T19:08:19.511-06:002018-12-08T19:08:19.511-06:00Brenda, you appear to be our resident gastropod an...Brenda, you appear to be our resident gastropod anatomist. So I pose these questions to you. Is it possible that the pulmonary structures are reacting to a foreign body (the cercariae) by producing protective mucus? Are there mucus producing cells in or near the "lungs"?<br /><br />Some writers talk of a preference the ants have for these slime balls. Is its appeal due to the presence of the parasite? or is the slime ball slime different than the less savory ambulatory slime produced by the foot. Suggesting 2 possible sources of slime.<br /><br />Am quite impressed with your ability to necropsy a slug.<br /><br />Old Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517349371972756602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-3453888196383892018-12-08T10:38:44.005-06:002018-12-08T10:38:44.005-06:00 The cercariae migrate to the respiration chamber ... The cercariae migrate to the respiration chamber where they are shed in slime ball from the snail.<br />Dear Bobbie,<br />I was interested is the above statement about this fascinating parasite, D. dendriticum. I am very interested in slugs and while still working, I did autopsies (yes!), complete with careful dissections and histology. I was able to identify the respiratory system, and to my eye, it does not have anatomic connection to slime production. Slime production is located solely on the skin surface, just like adnexal structures of mammals. I assume that my Vermont slugs are not too different from snails, as they both belong to Gastropoda. So, can anyone resolve this? <br />Best wishes,<br />Brenda W Brenda Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583567231156844926noreply@blogger.com