Celebrating 10 years of Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Thank you for joining me today to celebrate 10 years of blogging with Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites! I can ' t believe that my very first entry on this blog was posted on March 25, 2007.For my celebration, I invited all readers to submit their artistic parasite creations, and was amazed by all of the outstanding entries I received. They are all below for your viewing pleasure. I entered the name of each person who submitted something into a hat and then randomly selected 5 names.And the winners are:Rachael LiesmanSidnei SilvaPrakhar VijayMelanie BoisKevin BarkerI will contact each winner separately about your prize (choice of a parasite calendar, phone case, or mug).Fabulous parasite creative works (by category):DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGSGiardiaandLeishmania,adorned in traditional Brazilian costumes. Illustrated by Sidnei da SilvaTrypanosoma bruceiCharcoal sketch by Emily EvansSchistosomacouplePainted on canvas by Prakhar VijayvargiyaTsetse fly and Reduviid bugIllustrated by Amy GallimorePHOTOGRAPHYPlasmodium bergheiwith a " Friday feeling Smile " by Kevin BarkerLooking for anisakids - a fish dissecting party with Rachel Vaubel, Melissa Blessing, Xuemei Wu, Emily Patterson, Melanie Bois and Heidi LehrkeCerebral toxoplasmosis by Melissa BlessingMIXED MEDIADipylidium caninumscarf by Heidi LehrkeGiardia kiteiiby Florida FanLeishmania cross-stitch by Tiffany BorbonEDIBLE PARASITE GOODIESDracunculus medinensisand myiasis cupcakes by Rachael LiesmanPlasmodium falciparum...
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