Congratulations to Aileen Elliot from Murdoch University for her Thorny-headed worm image making it to the finals of the New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography
Seeing amazing life forms, such as this thorny-headed worm (phylum Acanthocephala), has the power to turn a mundane day in the lab into one of sheer brilliance. While dissecting a bland peritoneal cyst from an Eel Tailed Catfish, Tandanus tropicanus, Aileen Elliot was surprised when out popped this incredible little worm. With this image, Aileen gets to share her modern day Darwinian moments of discovery with others and hopes to excite and inspire the next generation of budding parasitologists.
Watch Aileen Elliot’s finalist video
