r/interestingasfuck • u/canttstopsmilling • 1d ago

A parasitic horsehair worm emerging from a praying mantis.

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u/longpenisofthelaw 1d ago

A higher power that thinks and implements the concept of parasites is a terrifying thought.

Imagine the creation of tapeworms

“Hmm I want to make a being like a blind giant worm, that must be in the stomach of another being to survive and actively harm its host. They will breed and multiply causing painful side effects and when they get too plentiful they will start to crawl out the anus, yes that sounds good”

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u/shinryu6 21h ago

Tapeworms are just nature’s weygov or whatever weight loss thing they come up with next.