Zombie Amphipods (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Zombie Amphipods

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When the salt-marsh amphipod Orchestia grillus is infected by the parasite Levinseniella byrdi, it develops an orange exoskeleton and neglects to hide from predators. Uninfected amphipods are brown and scurry for cover when birds arrive.

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Copyright D. Johnson/VIMS.

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