did you know parasites are the cause of 1-2 million deaths each year. The biggest man-killer is the mosquito but that's actually incorrect. The biggest man-killer is a parasite that latches on to the mosquito that causes malaria whenever the mosquito bites someone. They mostly latch onto female mosquitos because the females are usually the ones that suck blood the males fertilize the female eggs. Mosquitos aren't the biggest man-killer, malaria is. Did you know there's an underwater parasite that cuts off a fish's "tongue" and replaces it so the fish dies from suffocation because the size of the parasite blocks it's gills. There's a kind of parasite that latches onto snails and makes their antennae create colorful displays to attract predators so It can reproduce through the predator's feces. A parasite's only goal in it's lifespan which isn't very long is to reproduce. Parasites are the most dangerous living organisms in our world.