We all know that there were mosquitoes in the time of dinosaurs, primarily because that is how "Jurassic Park "supposedly came to be. Apart from this, we rarely talk about parasites of bygone eras.
Part of this is because it is honestly hard to find evidence that these parasites have long existed, but the main reason they are forgotten because dinosaurs were the coolest. Why should we discuss anything else? For the sake of being understood, we will give these small credit deadly creatures. Oh, and most of them are still there today.
1. The parasitic wasp
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Wasps parasites lived in the early Eocene era and they fed on the blood of prehistoric beetles. Some parasitic wasps laid their eggs inside the caterpillar cadavers. Finally, their larvae eat their exit from the inside.
2. Zombie ant fungus
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Since the Cretaceous period, zombie ant fungus survived by infecting the ants with a pathogen that essentially control their minds.
3. Mosquitoes
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Unfortunately, it was proved that the DNA found inside a mosquito can not create a full dinosaur park, but prehistoric mosquitoes are sometimes found in amber, and some still have blood in them!
4. ... Gnats and their own malaria parasites in prey
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gnats are pests in their own right, but what dinosaurs really had to fear from prehistoric midges were malaria parasites living in their abdominal cavities. Scientists believe that these parasites have contributed to the end of the dinosaurs.
5. Tapeworms
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This which is more terrifying than a tapeworm? A tapeworm under water! By examining the old shit prehistoric sharks, the researchers found evidence that a shark was carrying 93 tapeworm eggs in his colon.
6. Oxyurides
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In 2014, a new type of pinworm was found in the feces of a Cynodont Trias, who could be the first known example of a pinworm feed on warm-blooded animal.
7. Schistosomiasis
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Even prehistoric man had to contend with pests. A 6,0-year egg schistosomiasis was found near the Euphrates river, giving us the first evidence that irrigation has led to the disease. Not familiar with schistosomiasis? It's a disease caused by flatworms that affects the urinary tract and can cause severe bloating.
8. Fleas
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Fleas in the modern era are so tiny that you can barely see, but that can not always be the case. Fossils found in China suggest that they were much more during the Jurassic period and proportionate to their hosts dinosaur. While modern chips are between one and 10 millimeters long, prehistoric could grow up to 21 millimeters long.
As scary as the parasites are today, be happy that you don 't live in prehistoric times when they were basically on steroids!
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