Parasitized pseudoscorpion (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Parasitized pseudoscorpion

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In a parasitic first, a Baltic amber specimen has revealed that millions of years ago tiny worms known as nematodes were living inside of and feeding on the outer protective layer of pseudoscorpions. Photo by George Poinar Jr.

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George Poinar Jr.

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