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Parasite Puppeteers

Parasite Puppeteers

FromThe Critter Shed


Parasite Puppeteers

FromThe Critter Shed

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

So, you think you have free will, right? Well, have we got news for you! As it turns out, many of our actions - from what we wear, to how we drive, or even to our business skills - may be controlled by microscopic parasites.Today in the shed Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella chat with passionate parasitologist Maureen Williams of Trinity College Dublin about fungi that control their hosts like puppets on a string, crustaceans that bite off and replace their hosts' tongues, and parasitic wasps that feast on the fresh meat of their still-living hosts.Latch on and listen in!Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette KinsellaA Red Hare Media production.Music:Artist: PodingtonTracks: 'Curious' and 'Sunset'The accompanying image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/16424898321/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (59)

If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for you! Oh, and it's in a shed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.