Topic of the Day

January 12

Parasites

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  The Super-Hungry Parasite is a children's picture book starring a polymorphic alien organism which demonstrates a wide range of parasitic behaviors, eating its way through a variety of hosts before pupating and emerging as [REDACTED]. The winner of many children's literature awards and an ongoing series of emergency xenoparasitology research grants, it has infected almost 50 million hosts worldwide.

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  Nimrod Ichneumon, Parasite Hunter is a superhero entomology television series about a team of entomologists who hunt down and curb the vigor of the world's most prolific and troublesome parasite populations.

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  Here Come the Brides: The Tick-Check Years is a historical fiction television series loosely based on the Mercer Girls.

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  Walking Heads were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form.

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  Demodex sydneyfolliculorum is a microscopic mite that can only survive on the skin of humans in Sydney, Australia.

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