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Extracting a parasite from a Praying Mantis.
Feb 1, 2018 12:18 AM
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MagnaSleight
Whyyyyy, I just read 4 articles on horsehair worms and brake fluid because of this post
Hellishrhino
CosmicMetal
AlexMakesJokes
That parasite controls the mantis. It's literally taking over its functions and turns it into a zombie mantis.
minc3r
yorhuckleberry
Good idea touching it with your bare hands
Onlypostcuteness
masterolizardry
Jaenusa
Orionsdick
Snowman2388
GodEmperor0fMankind
Puntasticsleepaholic
This was deeply disturbing to me.
llcoolj
Ew that’s narsty
BrainWrecker
BigOzzy75
That's some freaky call of Cthullu shot right there...
BugEyedLemur
And yet another gif on imgur that ends too fucking soon.
FluffykinsTheDestroyer
I got your back dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LNQkTXUyI
WolfyLauren
strideo
Get it together soldier! You CAN even!
ItsActuallyDavidNow
StarvingGarbage
Why are you putting it in water when it needs to be burned.
SlamdogKillionaire
What is that mantis being soaked in, and does it work on humans?... asking for a friend.
erischilde
Just water. Either the worm chokes and tries to escape or water triggers it to leave and mate.
TheWonderfulWorldOfDickButt
ComradeJenkens
Musk got you covered.
jasta6
Dollymoo
What
jasta6
The Thing. That scene is one of the most famous in the entire horror genre.
Dollymoo
Ahh, yeah, I have aided that movie my entire life lol
jasta6
Aided?
Dollymoo
Avoided* I didn't check my autocorrect, sorry
TaviRus
Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking it
DrewBerg
Ah nature. You never cease to endlessly disturb and horrify me. Truly, existence is torture.
laakaii
Thanks, this comment gave me a good chuckle!
DrewBerg
xeno426
Isn't God great?
StargateCommand
Meh.
DrewBerg
No
TheChandrian
DrewBerg
You eat shit for breakfast?
Blackcloudonetyone
Valgyan
Wtf man
wolfebane42
I doubt the mantis would appreciate that...[
fartser
man, not showing the whole thing come out is a dick move, now i gotta look up horsehair worm videos so i can get some closure
thebigstove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LNQkTXUyI
camelman912
That's simply disturbing...
livingthathoelife
He ded:(
fartser
there's just something morbidly fascinating watching em pop out when an infected bug gets hit w a drop of h20
livingthathoelife
Poor baby, I guarantee that was painful for him. Is why the researcher wasn’t merciful and just killed him before doing this :(
stickinthemud
Their nervous system is most likely not developed enough for pain as we know it.
sardonislamir
Well then I won't feel so bad when the 5th Dimensional entities torture me, because I experience pain less fully than they do. Eh?
pallentx
did the mantis live?
OzRockabella
Dude, he bought the worm farm
MeleeIslandTourGuide
I was hopeful at the start but the longer it went on... It becomes apparent
IsNice
Yeah, he just went to live on a farm upstate.
WhatTheHellIsGoingOnBob
Tell him to say hi to my dog for me
DeviantDamsel
andrewthemiller
I’ll be praying for him.
R11R
silentwolf1999
Right next to that mouse circus Mr. Jingles went to.
MakeMeLaughMonkey
MrAgnosticman
Oh great! My old family dog went there. Last I heard she was really happy there.
RydWolf
Oh... I'm so sorry. You didn't hear? https://local.theonion.com/fire-consumes-big-happy-farm-where-families-send-sick-d-1819572687
MrAgnosticman
leftysg
Hey..wait a minute
aNekrosPrime
Do you think the mantis got promoted at least?
EIonMusk
Ok. I'll take the fall. I don't get it.
travelintimeinc
A common lie often told to children when pets die is that the pet went to go live on a farm somewhere far away.
EIonMusk
Ah, it makes sense now. I've heard that, but no one ever told that to me personally as a kid, so I didn't think of it. Thanks.
MoralRectifier
What if you live in Rhode Island. Does that state have enough room for an upstate?
MrTuskTheWalrus
RI’er here. No one really knows what goes on up state. Weird towns like chepachet, Oakland-mapleville, and manville. Killers, maybe dragons
NateintheNorth
I'm in northern MN. Upstate for us is Canada.
Boggsy17
Don't you mean south Canada.
josieexplosion
Don't act like you're not Canada.
NateintheNorth
Canada without the healthcare, is what I always say! I said that once.
MrPewpyPants
Lots of Mantises on that farm.
eaglehunter
Well it is a giant mantis farm after all
chefaddict
Wouldn't that be Manti?
spenceypie4
This comment cracked me up
bdawg468
Coat that thing in brake cleaner right now!
ProphetofEntropy
horsehair worm, doesnt infect humans.
valen00
then set it on fire, I know it makes poison gas that's the point.
MilDravin
Wait really?
valen00
heating some forms of brake cleaner can give off very nasty fumes
tyrfin
Presumably the chlorinated stuff.
EBRisTheFastUSAMotorcycle
Had an army of roaches scare the crap out of me in my outbuilding once and, in leiu of bug spray, was amazed at the effect of brake cleaner
bdawg468
It’s really good at cleaning brakes and killing bugs.
EBRisTheFastUSAMotorcycle
Yea, they just died.. instantly. I had to stop, look at the can, "huh", and continue chasing the initial survivors down.
EvolvedLurker
Throw some headlight fluid on it
shinyRK9
https://imgur.com/vXgOOmC
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
You wouldn't believe how well that stuff lights up.
Tranced42
Is that a pun or am i big stupid
Ilikatodoathechacha
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
TheAwfulNene
Sure, but that might give off something nasty when you set fire to it, and you are going to set fire to it, right?
Ravenbreaker
Worth it.
jerethdatiger12
Some form of worm burn it kill it with fire naplm thennburn the ashes and nuke it fro. Orbit
MoralRectifier
OF COURSE HE IS, JESUS!!
Ka7o
Mahjarrat
0hnonono
xRAINxOFxBLOODx
THIS IS WHY ELON MUSK IS SELLING FLAMETHROWERS!
Oathx
Horsehair worm? Yep. Horsehair worm. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/seriously-creepy-parasite-escapes-praying-mantis/
TheRedheadRides
What an awful video. I feel bad for the mantis
nopressurejustcomeupwithacoolname
Nope, nope, nope, nope. I need eye bleach and a brain scrape to remove the last 5 minutes of my memory please.
StrayBullet
I knew this one! Reminds me of Toxoplasma Gondii, the parasite that makes mice and rats fearless of cats resulting in their demise by cats.
theitinerantnaturalist
I hate this worm. One of my pet mantids was killed because of it. I also hate this thing's appearence
Fivemachinesinjapanese
Tl;dr these parasites infect their host's brain to seek water (and/or drown themselves). Once the host is submerged, they exit to lay eggs.
Andonemorething
Does this mean the mantis dies?
Hetuni
This kills the mantis.
Fivemachinesinjapanese
For the most part, yes.
Nize426
Apparently they dont always die, but this particular one does. https://youtu.be/M9LNQkTXUyI
NotACyberman
Poor lil feller
Lunavalve
Just me, or did that human seem kinda mean?
Nize426
Not sure if it was the parasite, or the guy dropping it in water. May not have lived either way, but who knows.
Solusphere
Most insects can survive for a quite a long time underwater. It was almost certainly the parasite.