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 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to 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.
