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Human Blunder Causes Spread of a Stomach‑Eating Parasite on a Remote Island

The parasite feeds on caterpillars, and contains two other parasites within it like a ‘Russian doll set,’ threatening the butterfly population.

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Devrupa Rakshit
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Sep 29, 2021
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AuthorDevrupa Rakshit

Devrupa Rakshit is an Associate Editor at The Swaddle. She is a lawyer by education, a poet by accident, a painter by shaukh, and autistic by birth. You can find her on Instagram @devruparakshit.

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