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Shrimp-eating parasite made it to the North Pacific – The Times Hub
The shrimp-eating parasite Orthione griffenis has reached the northern waters of the Pacific Ocean. Experts have discovered a dangerous isopod near Calvert Island in British
The shrimp-eating parasite Orthione griffenis has reached the northern waters of the Pacific Ocean. Experts have discovered a dangerous isopod near Calvert Island in British Columbia.
Image via: commons.wikimedia.org This parasite is native to Russia and Asia and is a very dangerous animal. Over the past 30 years, isopods have wiped out entire populations of mud shrimp in the vicinity of California and Washington, leading to the destruction of the region’s fragile ecosystems. By the “zero” para…
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