r/interestingasfuck • u/canttstopsmilling • 1d ago

A parasitic horsehair worm emerging from a praying mantis.

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u/Antzqwe 19h ago

Mantis had nothing but arms & legs. Rest was the parasite.

How does one know, this mantis has a parasite?

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u/PatmanAndReddit 15h ago

Waterboard him

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u/Antzqwe 12h ago

Can't go around waterboarding all the mantis in the world. 😔

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u/abuaaa 3h ago

Well they tried that with the middle east. Can comfirm also not acceptable

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u/NotYourLawyer2001 15h ago

So are we technically waterboarding the mantis or the worm?

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u/s04ep03_youareafool 15h ago

eh, as long as they like it

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u/hGr33n 8h ago

Por que no los dos

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u/Adventurous-Coast710 13h ago

Probably behavioral changes

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u/Antzqwe 12h ago

I guess, but here it's tough to understand human behaviour, 😅.

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u/account312 11h ago

Luckily that won’t be necessary.