What's neat is that the snail is obviously not too hurt by the infestation (it helps being a primitive, mostly brainless animal, I suppose) which means that the worms get more efficient use out if it as a host.
Nasty! The world is a wonderful, amazing, awful place. :D
My high school bio teacher delighted in introducing poor, unsuspecting freshmen to this kind of thing... fortunately, I had her 1st period, and recovered by lunch.
Good god. That's one of the more disturbing and disgusting things I've ever heard of (or seen). Those pulsating worms in the tentacles make me feel a little light-headed. D:
January 27, 2008
Anonymous said...
Hmm, now that you've seen this, try reading the 4th issue of the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service manga. It'll make it that much more terrifying. :D
February 10, 2008
Anonymous said...
Surprisingly, I wasn't as grossed-out as I thought I would be. Maybe scrolling through all the pictures on this site before watching the videos desensitized me.
i suppose that one wasn't so bad. there are several more parasites that cause these zombie-like reactions.
September 20, 2008
Monica saw my post on the hairworm and dug this up for us. The video speaks for itself (literally), but only watch it if you're okay with watching worms control the brain of a snail from its pulsating home inside the snail's eye stalks.
This is Ugly Overload, people. You knew what kind of site this was when you came here.
posted by Raging Wombat at 2:41 PM on Dec 17, 2007
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Close this window Jump to comment formI saw this clip several months ago. Just remembering it makes me throw up a little, in the back of my throat...
--TwoDragons
December 18, 2007
OH wow that is one of the grossest things I have ever seen. Congratulations.
December 18, 2007
What's neat is that the snail is obviously not too hurt by the infestation (it helps being a primitive, mostly brainless animal, I suppose) which means that the worms get more efficient use out if it as a host.
December 19, 2007
Parasites rule the world gang. We can't fight it. ;)
December 19, 2007
I guess every time I think I heard about the worst possible parasite, there is another one who tops it.
December 19, 2007
Nasty! The world is a wonderful, amazing, awful place. :D
My high school bio teacher delighted in introducing poor, unsuspecting freshmen to this kind of thing... fortunately, I had her 1st period, and recovered by lunch.
December 19, 2007
Good god. That's one of the more disturbing and disgusting things I've ever heard of (or seen). Those pulsating worms in the tentacles make me feel a little light-headed. D:
January 27, 2008
Hmm, now that you've seen this, try reading the 4th issue of the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service manga. It'll make it that much more terrifying. :D
February 10, 2008
Surprisingly, I wasn't as grossed-out as I thought I would be. Maybe scrolling through all the pictures on this site before watching the videos desensitized me.
September 17, 2008
i suppose that one wasn't so bad. there are several more parasites that cause these zombie-like reactions.
September 20, 2008