New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt investigated how the cost of #parasite exposure depends on host #ontogeny.
doi.org/10.1111/een.70066

#Drosophila #Macrocheles #NCEs #CEs
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Macrocheles glaber (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae)

Macrocheles glaber (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae)

Nice (forgotten) find when defrosting the freezer.
... where I sometimes keep vials containing collected critters.
More images (and text in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2024/01/macr...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Mites 🕷️
#Mesostigmata
#Macrochelidae
#Macrocheles
#Biodiversity