(Not) North Pole Parasites: Mistletoe

I meant to continue blogging about North Pole Parasites today, moving on to talk about Trichinella in polar bears, but this article by Tommy Leung reminded me that mistletoe is really the ultimate Christmas parasite. So instead, I wrote you guys a poem. Happy Holidays!

EDIT: Oh, and for cool footage, check out this video!

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4 thoughts on “(Not) North Pole Parasites: Mistletoe

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