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  2. Ormia ochracea - Wikipedia

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    Ormia ochracea is a small yellow nocturnal fly in the family Tachinidae. [2] It is notable for its parasitism of crickets and its exceptionally acute directional hearing. The female is attracted to the song of the male cricket and deposits larvae on or around him, as was discovered in 1975 by the zoologist William H. Cade.

  3. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  4. Paragordius tricuspidatus - Wikipedia

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    Paragordius tricuspidatus is a species of parasitic worm that affects the cricket Nemobius sylvestris.In its larval stage, the worm is microscopic, but grows into a large worm (10–15 cm or 3.9–5.9 in) inside its host after accidental ingestion since their eggs are laid at the edge of the water by rivers where crickets frequently reside. [2]

  5. Spinochordodes tellinii - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. People are eating cicadas. Here's how to do it safely. - AOL

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    That’s because cicadas have a high probability of carrying parasites, bacteria and viruses, says Czerwony. But boiling, frying or sautéing them will kill the contaminants and reduce the risk of ...

  7. Insect toxin - Wikipedia

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    Assassin bugs, sometimes known as kissing bugs, are one of the largest and morphologically diverse families of true bugs feeding on crickets, caterpillars and other insects. Some assassin bug species are bloodsucking parasites of mammals, even feed on humans.

  8. Parasitoid - Wikipedia

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    Parasitoids have inspired science fiction authors and screenwriters to create terrifying parasitic alien species that kill their human hosts. [71] One of the best-known is the Xenomorph in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, which runs rapidly through its lifecycle from violently entering a human host's mouth to bursting fatally from the host's chest.

  9. Cricket (insect) - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has implemented a project in Laos to improve cricket farming and, consequently, food security. [55] The food conversion efficiency of house crickets ( Acheta domesticus ) is 1.7, some five times higher than that for beef cattle , and if their fecundity is taken into account, 15 to 20 times ...