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https://www.ted.com/talks/jaap_de_roode_how_butterflies_self_medicate/transcript
1. De Roode notes that animals besides humans self-medicate. From your own knowledge of animals, what are some ways that domestic pets like cats and dogs self-medicate?
2. De Roode mentions a risk in using man-made medicine when treating certain pathogens. What is that risk?
3. What are the two ways that eating certain kinds of milkweeds help monarch butterflies survive?
4. Two experiments were mentioned in the talk: one that tested food preference in caterpillars, and another that tested for egg-laying preferences in adult butterflies. What were the results of those two experiments, and what did those results imply?
5. How can humans and veterinarians benefit from examining this kind of animal behavior? What “new” avenues of thinking are opened up by the butterfly experiments?
https://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2015/10/20/aaahh-real-monsters-how-parasites-and-pathogens-colonised-fiction/
https://www.npr.org/2011/10/30/141832947/invasion-of-the-mind-controlling-parasites
1. Can you think of any other fictional “monsters” that might have been inspired by real-world parasites? Describe that monster and its parasitic behavior.
2. Which of the parasite behaviors was most disturbing to you? Why?
3. Imagine you are designing a movie or video game monster based off the mind-controlling hairworms. Describe how you would translate this real-world creature into a fictional monster. You can use elements of the other parasites discussed in the article and chapter.
