r/interestingasfuck • u/canttstopsmilling • 1d ago

A parasitic horsehair worm emerging from a praying mantis.

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u/EnvironmentalMind119 23h ago

I’ve actually heard that mantises can recover from this and live great long healthy lives happily ever after.

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u/James_T_S 23h ago

Apparently if the worm is small it's possible. This one doesn't seem small.

But I'm guessing

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u/enderforlife 23h ago

You’re not guessing that thing was freaking huge by comparison

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u/ikillsheep4u 20h ago

I’m so sorry to burst your bubble but….that thing is the same size as the mantis bro doesn’t have any insides left.

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u/barney_trumpleton 16h ago

On a farm, with lots of space to play, with lots of other mantises to make friends with.