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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | ||
The fungus on Paras is identified as [[tochukaso]], an {{wp|Parasitoid|endoparasitoid}} that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears to be a {{wp|cicada}} nymph | The fungus on Paras is identified as [[tochukaso]], an {{wp|Parasitoid|endoparasitoid}} that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears to be a {{wp|cicada}} nymph. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== |
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