Science on Instagram: "The mantis parasite usually refers to the horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) — a parasitic worm that infects insects like praying mantises, crickets, and grasshoppers. The worm’s larvae develop inside the host’s body, absorbing nutrients and growing several times longer than the host itself. When fully grown, the parasite controls the host’s behavior, forcing it to jump into water. Once in water, the worm emerges from the host’s body, completing its life cycle and leaving the h
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Science on Instagram: "The mantis parasite usually refers to the horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) — a parasitic worm that infects insects like praying mantises, crickets, and grasshoppers. The worm’s larvae develop inside the host’s body, absorbing nutrients and growing several times longer than the host itself. When fully grown, the parasite controls the host’s behavior, forcing it to jump into water. Once in water, the worm emerges from the host’s body, completing its life cycle and leaving the h
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I’m going to show you this video I found of a praying mantis with parasites inside it and how the parasites are removed by dipping the rear end of the mantis in water. The parasites here are called hairworms. They enter the mantis’s body and eventually take control of the body entirely, then they force the mantis to drown in water as they swim away to move into the next victim. Now the video seems quite graphic, and I’m sure you’re all wondering why the hell I’m even sharing this. So allow me to
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I’m going to show you this video I found of a praying mantis with parasites inside it and how the parasites are removed by dipping the rear end of the mantis in water. The parasites here are called hairworms. They enter the mantis’s body and eventually take control of the body entirely, then they force the mantis to drown in water as they swim away to move into the next victim. Now the video seems quite graphic, and I’m sure you’re all wondering why the hell I’m even sharing this. So allow me to
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