Saturday, June 30, 2012

Harris: Parasitism


 Prunus persica and Popillia japonica
42.234333, -71.623811
   Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) have a parasitic relationship with peach trees (Prunus persica) as they eat the leaves of the peaches trees, leaving holes that can be seen in the second picture.

Homo sapiens and Anopheles quadrimaculatus
42.234288, -71.624086    Mosquitoes (Anopheles quadrimaculatus) have a parasitic relationship with humans (Homo sapiens) when they suck humans' blood.

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