A Mantis Controlled by a Parasitic Worm #wildlife #parasite #shorts

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]This praying mantis is no longer in control of its own body. Its brain has been hijacked. Inside its stomach is a horsehair worm. It has been slowly eating the mantis from the inside out, stealing its nutrients to grow up to a foot long.

[00:00:15]But the worm needs water to mate.

[00:00:18]So, it releases special proteins directly into the mantis's nervous system. [music] It literally takes the steering wheel.

[00:00:25]The chemicals alter the insect's vision, making it dangerously attracted to light reflecting off water.

[00:00:32]The mantis is forced [music] to jump in and drown.

[00:00:35]Once it hits the water, the terrifying exit begins. The massive worm breaks out of the host's body, leaving the mantis behind while it swims off to reproduce.

[00:00:45]Is this the scariest parasite on Earth?

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