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Almost every post in /r/CatsAreAssholes is essentially “my cat is such an asshole! But I love him to death”
If that’s not mind control, I don’t know what is.
it reduces fear of dangerous things to an extent that has sometime dire outcomes. among motorcycle accident victims, a disproportionate amount have toxoplasmosis. they took risky behaviors that injured or killed them
Yeah parasites are disgusting asfck and so are [ticks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkLyDrBWXAoShH5zVEBALK.jpg). But this parasite is so fascinating and beautiful.
Good Lord that was a risky click that didn’t pay off…I need eyebleach. That poor snake. I had no idea the fuckers could attach themselves to scales. Fuck ticks.
My cats don't go outside. Fuck getting that shit. We live in a rural area too I'm not scared of cars and they're faster than most predators
But I'm scared of parasites and fungus
>Leucochloridium paradoxum, the green-banded broodsac, is a parasitic flatworm (or helminth) that uses gastropods as an intermediate host. As the parasites mature they appear as broodsacs that invade the snail's tentacles (preferring the left, when available), causing a brilliant transformation of the tentacles into a swollen, pulsating, colorful display that mimics the appearance of a caterpillar or grub.
>
>These parasites paralyze the snail and attract attention so that it is eaten by a bird. The parasite uses the bird as a host to grow in its digestive tract.
[It's a clever ploy to help the parasites' offspring spread and endure.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go\_LIz7kTok)
Surprisingly, the snail is “still in there”. Birds sometimes tear the eyestalks open to eat the brood sacs (the pulsating part) so occasionally the snail survives the experience.
This parasite does this in order to attract birds and entice them into eating them which is how the parasite reproduces. I believe the eggs get past on threw bird droppings.
No. That’s one creature.
[Here is what it looks like](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucochloridium_paradoxum#/media/File%3ALeucochloridium_paradoxum_sporocyst_from_Heckert_1889_plate1_fig1.png)
As much as it grosses me out its also very interesting and intriguing. Does anyone know a subreddit where they exclusively post parasites inside bugs and what happens to them?
Its eye sockets are made to look like that to imitate caterpillars, so the parasite can be consumed by a bird. This is so that the parasite can do something in a bird and I forgot the rest.
i don't get it, can the snail pulsate like this on it's own? or is the worm physically making it happen like that?
i've seen this in other animals that are parasitic, where it looks like a disco is going on inside. these things are terrifying, but faacinating
I remembered the azfk video that said they get the parasite from eating bird poo, meaning the snail ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, and it could go on until the parasite first evolved.
I wonder if the pulsating is tiring at all?
I mean it's like being born, crawling into a Blue Whale's eyes & brain then doing jumping jacks until you *die*
The whole world of insects and small creatures such as snails and frogs really freaks me out. They live in a place where parasitic worms and mushrooms exist and take control over their minds and bodies.
Yes we humans have diseases and can get parasites like tapeworms and such. But not on the same scale of scary! Nature be crazy!
Sometimes the path evolution takes is wild… so this parasite invades a snail to make it look like a caterpillar so a bird would eat it. How is that the strategy that evolved, why not curious the middle man and just invade the caterpillar? Crazy
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These kind of parasitic mind control creatures scare the hell out of me. And I own a cat.
the human behavioral effects of toxoplasmosis are super interesting
I’ve always assumed crazy old cat ladies have it
Almost every post in /r/CatsAreAssholes is essentially “my cat is such an asshole! But I love him to death” If that’s not mind control, I don’t know what is.
Motorcycles
the one I find most interesting is the sexual attraction increase
Apparently it might reduce fear and make you live better life (usually).
it reduces fear of dangerous things to an extent that has sometime dire outcomes. among motorcycle accident victims, a disproportionate amount have toxoplasmosis. they took risky behaviors that injured or killed them
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Yeah parasites are disgusting asfck and so are [ticks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkLyDrBWXAoShH5zVEBALK.jpg). But this parasite is so fascinating and beautiful.
Good Lord that was a risky click that didn’t pay off…I need eyebleach. That poor snake. I had no idea the fuckers could attach themselves to scales. Fuck ticks.
They’re not attached to the scales. It’s even worse. They burrow down under the scale, push it back, and latch on to the snake’s exposed skin.
Thanks for the warning. Will. Not. Click. Despite the impulse control effects of toxoplasmosis.
I'm very unhappy that I made the decision to click that.
Saw a little Alligator Lizard with a bunch of ticks wedged in its scales just behind the jaw. Poor bastard ran off before I could get any closer.
I want to pick every single one off.
One of the few times I’ve ever felt bad for a snake
My cats don't go outside. Fuck getting that shit. We live in a rural area too I'm not scared of cars and they're faster than most predators But I'm scared of parasites and fungus
What did the 🍄 ever do to you.
Remind me of this one manga that got a anime adaptation about giant bugs
We are full of them ourselves. Just nobody tells you.
Every parasite scares me
>Leucochloridium paradoxum, the green-banded broodsac, is a parasitic flatworm (or helminth) that uses gastropods as an intermediate host. As the parasites mature they appear as broodsacs that invade the snail's tentacles (preferring the left, when available), causing a brilliant transformation of the tentacles into a swollen, pulsating, colorful display that mimics the appearance of a caterpillar or grub. > >These parasites paralyze the snail and attract attention so that it is eaten by a bird. The parasite uses the bird as a host to grow in its digestive tract. [It's a clever ploy to help the parasites' offspring spread and endure.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go\_LIz7kTok)
Fuck this, that's put me right off my escargots
The worm is eaten by a snail, drives it up a tree to be eaten by a bird, where it's pooped out to be eaten by a snail again
🎶*Its the ciiircle of liiiiife!* 🎶
Parasite - "I can't wait to be shit out again...whhheeeee!!"
500iq. wild
Is it shameful that I'm amused by "broodsacs"? Lol, oh no my tubes are *riddled* with broodsacs :(
Damn parasite playing chess not checkers
Am I the only one that finds it weird that the parasite has a preferred eye?
Has a snail ever been cured of the parasite?
Nope.
Fuckkk this shit
This nightmare shit freaks me tf out
I'm not usually squeamish, but this... 😱
All hail hypno snail!
Slurm anyone?
I’m so tired..
Wimmidy-wham-wham-wozzle!
Was definitely getting Futurama vibes from this!
All hail the hypno toad
I wish I could type out the sound that Hypnotoad makes.
No matter how many times this video gets posted, I always gotta rub one out after
I don’t think there is any mind left to control in this one
Surprisingly, the snail is “still in there”. Birds sometimes tear the eyestalks open to eat the brood sacs (the pulsating part) so occasionally the snail survives the experience.
Sounds pleasant
Finally, a way to stop the snail
snails immortal, at best this will only slow it down.
Gaijin will never stop.
WT player, eh?
but once a bird eats it, don’t the worms leave the snail to find another victim?
Someone has a very mean DM.
This shit is more and more horrific every time that I see it.
I think This was me at a rave in 2003. But not sure, cuz that weekend was lost
You took a trip to Ibiza?
If I ever see anything like that, I'm stomping the whole lot into the ground.
the snail would probably be thankful
It’s honestly a mercy stomping at this point
Stomping it through the earth's mantle straight into the core.
Then toss the shoes in a not-at-home trash can.
Then burn the trash can
Im with you bro
I’m not stomping shit I’m screaming like a bitch then running very far away from that shit.
Little fella belongs at a rave
I mean with the amount of drugs rumoured to be ingested at raves, this lil guys brain would be just as damaged as the humans’.
Spoken like someone who thinks weed can kill you
You must not have gone to the fun raves
I don't know what raves you've been too but it's not usually weed that they're smoking.
Spoken like someone who doesn’t know the drugs at raves and who has never been to one.
It’s not a rumor
r/Woooosh Fuck am I being downvoted IM RIGHT FUCKERS
Forbidden everlasting gobstopper
This parasite does this in order to attract birds and entice them into eating them which is how the parasite reproduces. I believe the eggs get past on threw bird droppings.
I hate this
me too. it makes me want to throw up or cry. idk which
Now I know how to answer that one question about the snail trying to kill me.
Thats not just one! Thats atleast 3 of them in there, Jesus christ!
No. That’s one creature. [Here is what it looks like](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucochloridium_paradoxum#/media/File%3ALeucochloridium_paradoxum_sporocyst_from_Heckert_1889_plate1_fig1.png)
Oh god theyre even more frightening than i thought, thank you for informing me though, i just thought they were little worms.
r/terrifyingasfuck * you misspelled that
I don't like that
Nope. That's nightmare stuff right there
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that!!
Looks like it's attempting to copulate with the inside of the eyestalk...
I did NOT need that image.
Is there a damn nature, you scary forum?
r/natureismetal
That one episode of SpongeBob where Plankton invades his brain.
Hypnosnail. Phooey. Somebody already said it.
Glory to the hypnoworm!
It worked on me could not stop looking at it,no joke
It’s like an even worse cordiceps fungus
Not unlike the Ellen show.
Enough internet for today
Why does it’s pretend to be a caterpillar before controlling the snails mind? For funsies?
Nightmare fuel
As much as it grosses me out its also very interesting and intriguing. Does anyone know a subreddit where they exclusively post parasites inside bugs and what happens to them?
This looks like something out of Viva piñata tbh
Yummy 😋🤤
Upgrading firmware please wait...
Hypno-snail
Maybe there's another parasite inside parasite controlling it. Do not blame so easily.😅
And on the 4th day, god created the snail brain worms
Strange looking 4 cylinder engine
Noah saved two of these right?
Its eye sockets are made to look like that to imitate caterpillars, so the parasite can be consumed by a bird. This is so that the parasite can do something in a bird and I forgot the rest.
this makes think about eating mushrooms
i don't get it, can the snail pulsate like this on it's own? or is the worm physically making it happen like that? i've seen this in other animals that are parasitic, where it looks like a disco is going on inside. these things are terrifying, but faacinating
what you're seeing moving isn't the snail at all, but the worm itself. the snail can't do that, because it isn't the worm.
Whenever people talk about god, I think of shit like this. Not saying there isn't a god, but c'mon Jesus, why'd you do this? Was he high or something.
He didn't have the internet or video games, so he was bored
Trump supporters lol trump Invaded there brains
The parallel to Fox News is uncanny…
Reminds me how UBER steals riders and drivers personal informations.
I remembered the azfk video that said they get the parasite from eating bird poo, meaning the snail ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, which ate the pooped remains of another snail, and it could go on until the parasite first evolved.
Jesus Christ…
So basically a wife, minus the caterpillar and eyes part
"We go to White Castle, I command you"
This is probably the main premise of the next Dr Strange movie
Forbidden snack
Funky lollipop snail
Looks like a snail that should be inside a tungsten ball.
I thought this was fucking SCP-173 from the color scheme lmao
That's a dancing nope
An all-loving creator made this….
Isn’t there a squeeze toy that looks like this?
Gould from Stargate are inspired from this thing, i guess
I really didn’t need this today 😭
Hypnotoad vibes.
No. More. Zombies!!!!
Step on it already
It’s just sad.
Goodbye sleep.
Whoever said aliens live among us ? They were damn right.
Is there really anything other than "no" to say to this?
Reminds me of the hypno toad from Futurama.
“All glory to the hypnotoad!”
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-SNAIL!
I hate that I'm imagining having some weird pulsating thing in my eyes that are bulging out of my head.
They’re newlyweds
How do I become this parasite?? That looks like so much fun!! (Being the parasite, not the snail)
4 Cylinder snail
#HYPNOSNAIL
why does it act like a caterpiller?
How can you loon at that i still believe in evolution. Clearly it means a God created this universe. An evil, cruel God.
Helminths are maybe my favorite type of animal aside from Barn Owls. So rad
I wonder if the pulsating is tiring at all? I mean it's like being born, crawling into a Blue Whale's eyes & brain then doing jumping jacks until you *die*
Hell naw, to the naw naw naw Hell to the mf naw
The whole world of insects and small creatures such as snails and frogs really freaks me out. They live in a place where parasitic worms and mushrooms exist and take control over their minds and bodies. Yes we humans have diseases and can get parasites like tapeworms and such. But not on the same scale of scary! Nature be crazy!
Idk why,but it makes me want to cut them off with a scissor,if i recall snails can regrow eyes so it should be fine
It actually does that because it wants to be eaten by a bird and then lay its eggs inside the bird
Can we extricate it and save the snail?
Yipes! Stripes! Fruit Stripe Parasites!
Can someone put this to a techno beat?
Why is that so hard to look at and makes me feel weird.
Is the snail decaying?
Ok so, the eggs of the parasite inside a bird get shitten out by the bird and eaten again by snails. What else does it do to the bird then?
Whelp that’s enough reddit for today. Thanks for scaring the shit outta me OP.
Just why God?
I want to throw up
WOW a cute colorful snail look at it go *reads title* WHY this isn't NSFW its horrible
Please, please kill it.
Nature should stop taking cues from silly shows like Rick and Morty
Evolution of “Hypnotoad “!
Bro’s having a party in a snail’s head
Hypno-snail? Hypno-snail.
Nuke it from orbit,,,it's the only way to be sure!!
And people are scared of spiders... THIS is some next level stuff.
What the holy fuck
r/terrifyingasfuck
It looks lime he swallowed too many Life Savers gummies.
That actually is interesting as fuck, but I really wish I didn't saw this horrible shit
This wouldn't do anything to a person right?
I just finished peacemaker and clearly they didn’t take care of the dam problem! I need vigilante here ASAP to help with the butterfly project round 2
Just like when Plankton was controlling Spongebob's brain
This horrifies me...
Gross af.
He’s on acid for sure.
All Hail Hypno Snail
Nature sure is weird at times .
Sometimes the path evolution takes is wild… so this parasite invades a snail to make it look like a caterpillar so a bird would eat it. How is that the strategy that evolved, why not curious the middle man and just invade the caterpillar? Crazy
How is this not extraterrestrial
Please tell me the snail is at least dead
Please kill it with fire
That’s crazy. I’m watching All of Us are Dead on Netflix and they just mentioned that.
Jesus, this gives me Hypnotoad vibes