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The importance of skin care The oceans are rich with microbes and parasites, as well as larger hitchhikers that ride on whales, like barnacles and remora suckerfish.

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Whales in general are an attractive host for parasitic species, with many species suffering from barnacles growing across their skin and sea lampreys harvesting blood with their sucker-like mouths.

For our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, NPR's Carrie Feibel relays a new discovery involving humpback whales going to the undersea spa for some skin care.

Poisonous fireworms were spotted along the Texas coast recently, with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies documenting the unique sighting online.

Humpback whale spotted “kelping” with “kelp patty” off CA coast and researchers believe they do this behavior to help remove parasites from skin, a group said.

Ticks form a stable structure around their mouth to stick to their hosts for days. Phase transitions of proteins in the tick saliva drive this adhesion.