Do Hairworms (Nematomorpha) manipulate the water seeking behaviour of their terrestrial hosts?
In a first of its kind experiment, Scientists have set out to determine whether hairworms voluntarily change the behavior of their terrestrial hosts so that they are more likely to seek and remain close to water. Over two consecutive summers, scientists gathered a list of insects which visited the swimming pool and monitored their actions and behavior to see whether their hypothesis was correct. In previous accounts of this theory, people have found that insects who have been infected by hairworms will unwillingly jump into an area with an abundance of water, not knowing that they are in danger. Once the host has entered water, hairworms have a more
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One end contained a trough with water and other contained a trough without water and a steady air current was supplied to increase the possible detection of water. Each cricket was tested separately and their results were recorded. Data was analyzed using logistic regressions to see if there was a correlation in the data points. A total of nine species of insects and three spiders had traveled from the forest to the pool. Nearly all species found near the edge of the pool were infected and sooner or later were observed jumping in the water. Those insects which could be rescued soon entered the water again. In a lab environment, all infected crickets entered the trough with water in the humid branch of the Y-Maze. Overall, the trials performed in this experiment showed a trend which aligns with the hypothesis that Hairworms(Nematomorpha) will manipulate the water seeking behaviour of their terrestrial hosts. In ecology and evolutionary biology, organisms will do anything they can to survive even if it means they must take over control from their host. More research and scientific review will be required in the future since there are many variables in the experimental process. In terms of symbiosis, hairworms have
Barbers Pole worm (Haemonchus contortus) is most commonly found in southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales it is most common to find the worms here because is humid but no to humid in order to kill off the worms and not too cold to kill the worms. Refer to figure 1 in order to see where about they are most commonly found. The Barbers worm is found in the 4th stomach (abomasum) they live in that area of the stomach because the most common way to detect weather or not there is any worms in the stomach is to conduct a worm egg test commonly known as FEC (faeces egg count).
Background- This lab is being done to demonstrate the effects of stimulants on the circulatory system of blackworms. In this lab, the stimulant we have chosen to use is Nicotine. A stimulant is an agent that causes increased activity, especially in the nervous or cardiovascular systems. In this lab, we will put blackworms into the Nicotine to look at the differences in pulse rates when compared to a control. The proper name for blackworms is Lumbriculus Variegatus, they are freshwater worms most commonly found in North America and Europe. The blood in blackworms circulates from the dorsal blood vessel toward the head through a series of
In our fourth and final lab for Biology 100, we are dealing with the beetle larva mealworms. This worm-like animal is, in fact, not a worm; they are larva for the tenebrionid beetle. These larvae are most commonly used in order to feed household pets. For example: reptiles, fish, and birds. Tenebrio larvae are also considered pests to the most businesses.
The new guinea flatworm is from the united states of America.this worm is native to the island of New Guinea where it was originally to have been found in. You can find these worms in tropical areas,coastlands ,planted forests, riparian zones shrubs and urban areas as well.it feeds on earthworms ,slugs and arthopods. This worm can harm the snail called The Giant East African Snail. This worm also can mainly eat mollusks and it especially likes to prey on snail. To hunt for it's prey the worm deposits itself to the bottom of a cabbage leave. It also can follow snail mucus trails to find it`s trail. It also has a infectious rate at least 14.1% and this thing usually lives on cabbage leaves. This worm not only affects the whole population of animals or a specific area this worm can affect humans as
In this lab, an experiment was done in order to test how the abiotic factor of temperature affects a Tenebrio molitor’s activity level. Both experiments conducted consisted of two separate treatment trials; one in a warm environment (25 degrees Celsius) and one in a relatively cold environment (14 degrees Celsius). Results obtained from these experiments both showed a higher level of T. molitor activity in the warm environment as opposed to the cold environment where less activity occurred. In this case, the activity level of a T. molitor was measured by distance travelled (cm) over one minute. Prior to preforming the experiment, the prediction was made; An increase in environmental temperature will lead to an increased activity level of T. molitor. This prediction was made based on the knowledge of T. molitor being ectotherms. This is because temperature has been shown to have a major effect on an ethotherms growth rate and development rate, with higher temperatures being optimal conditions for both these to occur (Van Der Have et al. 1996).
Our organism is an R strategist, in summer season the worm population grows and in winter season the worm population dies.
An experiment with hissing cockroaches that has been done is “Does temperature affect the growth rate of young Madagascar hissing cockroaches?” They had two sections with ten young roaches in each one. They were trying to learn if different temperatures slow or speed up the growth rate of the roaches. They concluded that temperature did affect the growth rate. The roaches in the warmer section had a higher metabolism. “Temperature/ Development Experiment” Another interesting experiment is observing how Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches react to pesticide. They had a box of sand that had one half sprayed with pesticide. They put four roaches in the box. The Hissing Cockroaches were walking on the side with pesticide as well as the side without pesticide. Then, they appeared dead for two days. On the third day of appearing dead the roaches were sprayed with water. After that, the roaches seemed fine. They were moving around the tank, eating, and drinking. They concluded that, “The Hissing Roaches react by going into a coma like state until the pesticide begins to wear off. In this coma state the roaches remain inactive and often are on their backs. In several days it can be determined that they are alive.” “Pesticide
When the pollution affecting the Peppered moths was studied there were a few highlights. When there was more pollution, there was
Guinea Worm disease caused by the infection of a guinea worm also called dracunculiasis. The infection is spread through water sources that contains the guinea worm in which they don’t present symptoms that fast. After a year of been infected that patient present symptoms of intense pains of burning mostly in their legs and dizziness, as we have seen in the video where the disease appears every April of each year. This disease is mainly found in Africa.
To determine the effect that a surface has on the speed and difficulty of mealworm travel.
During the post-war modernism era writers portray the gender compound in interesting and unique ways. The book follows a group of Americans as they travel around Europe soon after World War One. In Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece The Sun Also Rises the narrator, Jake Barnes, and the other main character’s gender characterization is unique in that the main character’s gender traits juxtapose each other throughout the novel.
Planaria are free living flatworms form the class Turbellaria (Caitlin 2015) which is a class platyhelminthes who are mostly aquatic and have cicilia on the body survive. Planaria are ideal subjects because they are bilateral symmetrical and because they have a synaptic nervous system (Caitlin 2015). Planaria have also demonstrated the ability to learn through classical conditioning (Shank 2002) which is a learning process in when two stimuli are repeatedly paired in this case the stimuli were the light and the electric shock. It is very important to cut the planarian after they have been properly trained to learn that a flash of an LED light means that they will be shocked.
Heartworm disease can be fatal to your furry friend if it is left untreated. Foot-long worms are found living in the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels. These worms can cause severe damage in organs as well as cause lung disease and heart failure. This disease has been found to affect dogs, cats, ferrets, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and sea lions. Which the information I learned from my research, I will be discussing the history of heartworm, what causes it, the symptoms and clinical signs, how to diagnose it, the treatment need, as well as preventing it.
Aphrodite Did you know Greek myths were made to explain events that happened in the world? The Greek goddess Aphrodite is the most important goddess of all time. Aphrodite is especially known for being the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. I will describe Aphrodite’s physical appearance, personality, and family.
The death penalty has always been a long lasting debate for centuries. According to the information gathered the death penalty is racially/mentally biased, does not favor those who are low income, and does not show any change in crime rates. The text that will be used is Top Ten Pro and Con - Death Penalty- ProCon.org. The websites that will be used are www.ammestyusa.org/DeathPenaltyfacts and www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/document/FactSheet.pdf .