Do hairworms (Nematomorpha) manipulate the water seeking behaviour of their terrestrial hosts?

By F. Thomas, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, G. Martin, C. Manu, P. Durand, F. Renaud. 2002

248 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/ba08772b4ac2d6b36308061bb5a5c4e126900b75

Citations in the corpus

• Host Manipulation by Parasites: Cases, Patterns, and Remaining Doubts (2016, unknown): “…thalassinum, Orthoptera) that carry hairworms (Spinochordodes tellinii, Nematomorpha): these animals seek water and jump into it, thereby allowing the adult hairworm to leave the dying insect, swim away and search for mating partners (Thomas et al., 2002; Biron et al., 2005; Libersat et al., 2009).”
• Parasite Manipulation of Host Behavior: An Update and Frequently Asked Questions (2010, unknown): “At the right time in the development of the parasite, infected insects suddenly display a completely novel behavior: they seek water and throw themselves into it (Thomas et al., 2002).”