Horsehair Worm

I just read about these things. This is crazy. The horse hair worm is a parasite. It grows inside the host, where it lays eggs in the intestine tracks. The eggs hatch and have hooks to grab onto the walls. The worm then infects the hosts brain and causes the host to drown itself. Sort of like a zombie. The worm wants the host to drown itself, so that it can reproduce in the water and infect its next victim. This is some crazy stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_iGe_JSzI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu9bqt2OgFM

Alright, anyone want to go swimming?