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ZirePhiinix t1_j3utnwv wrote

Reply to comment by krustymeathead in TIL California killifish infected with a trematode flatworm are 10 - 30 times more likely to become meals for birds than uninfected fish by mankls3

Basically. They swim closer to the surface of the water.

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krustymeathead t1_j3vsh1g wrote

Nice, ok, so I was assuming:

  1. Infected fish swim closer to the water to be eaten by birds
  2. The flatworms reproduce in the bird; flatworm eggs are shed in bird waste
  3. Fish eat the bird waste and get infected

I remember that for toxoplasmosis, they could only reproduce inside cats

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