News Life Carried aloft, tiny creatures avoid parasites, sex Dry and blowing in the breeze, rotifers escape deadly fungus — and perhaps the vulnerabilities of asexuality By Lisa Grossman January 28, 2010 at 6:02 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print For scientists wondering how bdelloid rotifers escape malicious parasites, the answer is blowing in the wind. LIFE’S A BREEZE One way an asexual bdelloid rotifer (pictured) can avoid a deadly parasite is to dry up and blow away. Kent Loeffer, Kathie T.
