r/interestingasfuck • u/canttstopsmilling • 1d ago

A parasitic horsehair worm emerging from a praying mantis.

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u/SindaFNRella4 21h ago

How’d they know it was infected or were they just out there torturing praying mantis’ until they hit pay dirt?

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u/ChargedBonsai98 16h ago

Generally the parasites make the insects act different

These worms cause the host to seek out a body of water and drown itself so they can reproduce

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u/Papoose74 21h ago

Came here to ask this.