Parasitism

Captured in my turtle tank

This picture is not no ordinary worm. This worm is called a blood worm and is not apparently bad for turtles, but are for horses. The blood worm is a larvae of a type of fly and is only parasitic to horses as stated previously. A parasite or parasitism is an organism that either lives on or in its host and receives nutrients at the expense of the host, causing serious injury or even death.

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