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WHOI’s Ocean Science Café: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
April 24, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tavern on the Wharf
6 Town Wharf
Plymouth, Mass
Join our Facebook live stream at 6:20pm http://www.facebook.com/pg/WoodsHoleOcean.
In the Gulf of Mexico, a parasitic barnacle tunnels into mud crabs and turns them into zombie nursemaids for the parasite’s offspring. Fifty years ago it invaded the mid-Atlantic, where it now infects over 70% of crabs in some areas. Join us to chat about how castrating parasites, biological invasions, and evolutionary biology collide in a real-life invasion of the body-snatchers lurking just beneath the surface.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. • Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
This is a FREE event but you must RSVP.
For any questions, please contact information@whoi.edu or (508) 289-2252.