I DONT LIKE THIS
FWIW, I'm OK with humans dousing with fire all species whose reproduction requires zombification & ultimate death of the hosthttps://twitter.com/minouye271/status/1160908705535184897 …
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This zombie snail. A parasitic worm Leucochloridium has taken over its motor functions and eye stalks, making them into caterpillar mimics so birds will eat them. The worm can then reproduce in the bird's GI tract, eventually transmitting via its faeces 
https://www.wired.com/2014/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-disco-worm/ … pic.twitter.com/C2xc83oU54
https://www.wired.com/2014/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-disco-worm/ … pic.twitter.com/C2xc83oU54-
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I feel like that shouldn't even need to be spelled out, and it bothers me that it probably does.
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You mean like emerald wasps? That's a nasty piece of work.
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This is an amazing thing and I was just thinking about it. It’s amazing how an organism can hijack another organism’s nervous system and control it. It should be studied. This could lead to understanding how to interface the brain with another system.
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that is terrifying
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Don't Google "toxoplasmosis cats motorcycle deaths"
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I absolutely intend to irreparably break this cycle
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