parasite

The exhibition brings together original Giger artwork depicting the alien egg and an original facehugger from the 1979 film, the spidery parasite whose method of reproduction helped make “Alien” a landmark of body horror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Adult flies are capable of traveling miles while searching for hosts, but infected livestock, pets, birds, and other wildlife can also help carry the parasite into new areas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taco Bell did not have to determine how a microscopic parasite entered an international lettuce supply chain.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration said it continues to investigate how the product linked to the outbreak became contaminated with cyclospora, the parasite that causes cyclosporiasis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

In Greece, Nigeria, and Liberia the mosquitoes continue to harbor and transmit the malaria parasite.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Bedbugs are small, wingless parasites that can live on clothes, furniture and bedding.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Our host, sitting alongside his “BioCharger” machine, prepared us for a session in which he would rid us of parasites inside the body and also parasites out in the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Because of those parasites and the extremely dark, murky environment in which the sharks live, scientists have long suspected that Greenland sharks may be functionally blind.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Everywhere, in field and hedgerow and garden and forest, the insect predators and parasites are at work.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson