decadentrebel@lemmy.worldM to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoLeucochloridium paradoxum - Parasitic worm that infects snails, manipulating their eye stalks to resemble caterpillars which attracts birds to eat themen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkLeucochloridium paradoxum - Parasitic worm that infects snails, manipulating their eye stalks to resemble caterpillars which attracts birds to eat themen.wikipedia.orgdecadentrebel@lemmy.worldM to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefrankenswine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoso you never heard of toxoplasma?
minus-squaredecadentrebel@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI think you’re just focusing on the pooping cycle. The part where the parasite possesses the snail and creates this elaborate display with the eyes to draw its real intended host/target is what’s fascinating.
so you never heard of toxoplasma?
I think you’re just focusing on the pooping cycle. The part where the parasite possesses the snail and creates this elaborate display with the eyes to draw its real intended host/target is what’s fascinating.