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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | ||
Parasect | Parasect resembles a {{wp|cicada}} {{wp|Nymph (biology)|nymph}}. It may also be based on a {{wp|hermit crab}} with a {{wp|mushroom}} for a shell. | ||
The fungus on Parasect is identified as [[tochukaso]] ({{wp|Ophiocordyceps sinensis}}), an {{wp|Parasitoid|endoparasitoid}} that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its {{wp|insect}} host. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== |