Tag Archives: parasite

Hitchhiking mites, yikes (maybe he should have brought a towel)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by JoanieTheEntomologist

One of the emails we got this month led to an interesting answer. A nonprofit director asked some questions about an earwig for their kids they teach. They found an earwig one day and thought it was a mother carrying her … Continue reading →

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How do insects breathe? Part 2: Parasites

Posted on January 26, 2015 by joeballenger2005

Written by Joe Ballenger In the first part of our post, Wait, Insects Breathe? But How?, we talked about how insects breathe. Although they use oxygen, like humans, they don’t use lungs. Instead, they use a system of hollow tubes … Continue reading →

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