Myromeconema+Neotropicum

__**Phyla:**__ Nematoda __**Class:**__Adenophorea

__**Scientific Name**__://Myrmcenema neotropicum//

__**Size:**__1000 μm in length

__**Location**__:South America

__**Habitat**__:uses the body of ants as a host. __**Human Impact:**__These parasites do not effect humans unless ,one consumes an ant.

__**Living Requirements**__:Ants and birds are vital for this organisms to live,using their bodies as hosts.

__**Life cycle:**__Inside the ant pupa, the worms hatch, mature and mate. As the embryos inside the female nematode mature, the gaster, or abdomen of the ant, swells and goes from being black, to translucent, to bright red. Adult ants then walk around with bright red abdomens held up into the air and are also slower and "clumsier" - perfect targets for frugivorous birds.

__**Interesting Facts:**__They're survival is dependent on other organisms. The nematoda spends its complete life cycle in another organism. They can grow up in a dogs intestines.

Male-smaller with a bent tail Female-bigger and spine shaped

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