Comments on: Parasites Make Their Hosts Sociable So They Get Eaten http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/ A science salon hosted by National Geographic Magazine Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha By: AG http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39486 AG Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:27:28 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39486 This makes me wonder that STDs(sexually transmitted disease) will enhance your pickup skill.

]]> By: mete yildiz http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39485 mete yildiz Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:17:32 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39485 So,We must be carefull to choose our friends :) )

]]> By: David Quammen http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39418 David Quammen Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:27:20 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39418 Fascinating. As background, Janice Moore’s book (you probably know), “Parasites and the Behavior of Animals” (2002) is a classic on this general topic.

]]> By: Sara Edquist http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39414 Sara Edquist Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:03:24 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39414 Very cool! Makes me wonder about a marine polychaete that displays a swarming behavior that can’t be explained by mating, predator avoidance, or prey searching.

]]> By: Ed Yong http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39380 Ed Yong Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:18:22 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39380 @Jamie – Actually, no, the paper doesn’t go into mechanisms. That’s presumably the next step. But swarming behaviour can emerge from really simple principles. Just making the shrimp slightly more attracted to one another ought to do the trick. It shouldn’t take too much biochemical chicanery.

@Rebecca – You too!

]]> By: Rebecca/Body Horrors http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39374 Rebecca/Body Horrors Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:29:50 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39374 Lovely article. Looking forward to meeting you at SCIO, Ed!

]]> By: Jamie Shreeve http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39371 Jamie Shreeve Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:53:25 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39371 do Rode and Lievens speculate at all on HOW the parasites induce swarming behavior? Just wonderin’

]]> By: Stephan Zielinski http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/29/parasites-make-their-hosts-sociable-so-they-get-eaten/#comment-39368 Stephan Zielinski Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:36:25 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151322#comment-39368 Perhaps subclinical norovirus makes primates flock towards lido decks… -SVZ

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