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Parasitized Ants Get Berry Sick
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Parasitized Ants Get Berry Sick [podcast]
Parasitic worm causes host to commit suicide
You may have heard of parasites that influence the behavior of their hosts, but seeing it happen is another brand of madness entirely. The juvenile nematomorph hairworm is a parasite in insects. They grow from a tiny cyst to a gigantic worm that inhabits most of the animal's cavity. They then induce their host to jump into the water, effectively committing suicide. Geesh.
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