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81K views · 653 reactions | HORSEHAIR WORMS: BEWARE  These worms...

Meet the worm that grows more than a foot long and convinces its host to drown itself

Complete distortion:Infection from otherworld

Science on Instagram: "The mantis parasite usually refers to the horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) — a parasitic worm that infects insects like praying mantises, crickets, and grasshoppers. The worm’s larvae develop inside the host’s body, absorbing nutrients and growing several times longer than the host itself. When fully grown, the parasite controls the host’s behavior, forcing it to jump into water. Once in water, the worm emerges from the host’s body, completing its life cycle and leaving the h

Jesse's World on Instagram: "Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) originate in aquatic environments, where they hatch as larvae and infect aquatic insects. Praying mantises become infected after eating these smaller, infected insects. The worms grow inside the mantis, using "stolen" genes to manipulate their host into drowning themselves in water, allowing the parasite to emerge. Life Cycle Origin: Horsehair worms begin life in water, such as ponds or streams, as microscopic larvae. Intermediate Hosts