File under parasites #3

Hideous Kinky
Originally uploaded by SteveFE.

Great macro shot.

File under parasites #2

Chad Wood: Tree parasite (2)
Originally uploaded by orangeacid.

art that gets under your skin

Tick
Originally uploaded by SteveFE.

Hahaha...
Get it?
Arty picture of a tick...

So I get started on this parasite trip.
Go to Flickr.com>Explore>Creative Commons>Attribution license, and do a search for parasites and you come up with stuff like this.
This amazing arty picture of a tick burrowed up to its neck in this person.
Beautifully composed and exposed shot that makes my skin crawl.
Amazing stuff.