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The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), also known as the northern giant hornet, [2] [3] and the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet.It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East.
The species is the largest brood parasite in the world, and the largest cuckoo. [4] It is found in Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia; additionally, it is vagrant in New Caledonia and New Zealand. The species is migratory over part of its range. There are three subspecies, one migratory, the other two resident.
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 ...
Placentonema gigantissima is a giant nematode that parasitizes the placenta of the sperm whale.With a length of 8.4 metres (28 ft) and a diameter of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in), it is potentially the largest nematode worm ever described, inhabiting the largest mammals of the world. [1]
R. arnoldii boasts the world's largest single bloom. [38] R. keithii is an endemic species in Sabah and the largest among the three species of Rafflesia found in Sabah. The flower size is between 60 cm to 80 cm. Due to its size, the flower is generally found on the forest floor growing on the underground stem or root of Tetrastigma lanceolarium.
The parasite reproduces inside the host and its eggs travel to the animal’s lungs, spleen, liver and heart. Dillman said raccoons are most susceptible to the parasite. Bobcats, mountain lions ...
A microscopic parasite was detected in the Druid Lake Reservoir in Baltimore, Maryland and vulnerable residents are being told to take precautions. Traces of Cryptosporidium were found in the lake ...
These flowers emerge from very large, cabbage-like, maroon or dark brown buds typically about 30 cm (12 in) wide, but the largest (and the largest flower bud ever recorded) found at Mount Sago, Sumatra in May 1956 was 43 cm (17 in) in diameter. [18] Indonesian researchers often refer to the bud as a 'knop' (knob). [14]