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Fun fact: Horsehair worms are harmless to humans, but parasitic to certain insects. These worms are notorious for their ability to mind control their insect hosts, like crickets for instance! They do this by altering their behavior — driving them to bodies of water and ultimately drowning their cricket host, completing the parasite’s lifecycle. The worms then exit out their host’s exoskeleton through holes. Another fun fact, horsehair worms can grow up to 2 feet long. 🌈🪱 Video of horsehair wor
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Business | News | Tech | Facts on Instagram: "One of nature’s darkest mind-control stories unfolds inside a simple praying mantis. What you’re seeing isn’t just a bug — it’s a host being controlled by a parasite called the horsehair worm. These worms grow silently inside insects, maturing unnoticed until the moment they take over. When it’s time to escape, the worm doesn’t crawl out — it hijacks the mantis’s brain. The insect suddenly seeks water, something a healthy mantis would never do. The m
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Earth | Nature | Ocean on Instagram: "A horsehair worm begins life as a microscopic larva inside water. It enters insects like crickets or praying mantises through contaminated water or food. Inside the host, the worm grows for weeks, absorbing nutrients from body fluids. When fully developed, it releases chemicals that alter the insect’s nervous system. The infected praying mantis feels a strong urge to move toward water. Once it reaches the water, the worm bursts out through the body cavity. T
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scenery on Instagram: "A horsehair worm begins life as a microscopic larva inside water. It enters insects like crickets or praying mantises through contaminated water or food. Inside the host, the worm grows for weeks, absorbing nutrients from body fluids. When fully developed, it releases chemicals that alter the insect’s nervous system. The infected praying mantis feels a strong urge to move toward water. Once it reaches the water, the worm bursts out through the body cavity. The mantis drown
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Nature Decoder. US 🇺🇸 on Instagram: "Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) are parasitic worms known for infecting insects like mantises, crickets, and grasshoppers. These worms start life as microscopic larvae in aquatic environments, where thev are accidentally ingested by insect hosts. Inside the mantis, the larva penetrates tissues and develops within the bodv cavity, feeding on non-essential internal fluids and fat reserves while carefullv avoiding vital organs so the host stays alive. Over week
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