it's going to find a nice cozy pore in your skin, and lay a single, enormous egg. Meet the face mites. They're smaller than a grain of sand, are a kind of arachnid, like spiders, and they feast on ...

But some egg-laying parasites go more than just skin deep. Tapeworms, for example, invade your intestines. Adults can stretch longer than a bowling lane and block up your digestive system.

Many species in the genus Brassia are pollinated by parasitic wasps, which normally lay their eggs on spiders. The patterns and structure of Brassia orchids resemble a spider in its web enough to ...