Tiny Horrors
This list includes the small, horrifying creatures that are parasitic on animals. Parasites are organisms that live on or in a host -- to the host's detriment.
Christine Young created this list 4 years ago
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Flea Tapeworm Eggs - Dipylidium caninum -
Shigella dysenteriae -
Chinese Liver Fluke - Clonorchis sinensis -
Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis -
Bacteria - Bacillus anthracis -
Roundworm (Female) with Labels - Ascaris lumbricoides -
Beef Tapeworm - Taenia saginata -
Beef Tapeworm - Taenia saginata -
Pinworm - Enterobius vermicularis -
Blood Fluke (Male) - Schistosoma mansoni -
Slug Guts with Parasitic Roundworm -
Plasmodium falciparum Smear -
Rabbit (or Dog) Tapeworm - Taenia pisiformis -
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Smear -
Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochetes -
Leishmania donovani Kinetoplastids -
Dog Heartworm - Dirofilaria immitis -
Itch Mite - Sarcoptes scabei -
Dog Tapeworm - Echinococcus granulosus -
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) - Rickettsia rickettsii -
Pork Worm (Female) - Trichinella spiralis -
Blood Fluke (Male) - Schistosoma mansoni -
Horsehair Worm (Phylum Nematamorpha)