This parasite inside of a praying mantis

https://v.redd.it/r293dutnomv71

created by [deleted] on 25/10/2021 at 17:05 UTC

82919 upvotes, 115 top-level comments (showing 25)

Comments

Comment by DistantStorm-X at 25/10/2021 at 17:36 UTC

9304 upvotes, 11 direct replies

“Oddly terifying"? Pretty sure the Oddly part got strangled to death by those murder worms. Fucking hell…

Comment by ObamaBeenModdin at 25/10/2021 at 17:12 UTC

4660 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Looks like a gaggle of horse hair worms but I didn't think several can infect the same host.... especially at that size.

I have no damn clue what that is

Comment by dumbnut69 at 25/10/2021 at 17:10 UTC

5018 upvotes, 5 direct replies

WHAT THE FUCK

Comment by LordTrey1983 at 25/10/2021 at 17:26 UTC

2653 upvotes, 9 direct replies

Damn nature, you scary!

Comment by llamageddon01 at 25/10/2021 at 17:11 UTC

2179 upvotes, 4 direct replies

What a terrible day to have eyes. Right, I’m off to look at kittens.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2021 at 17:11 UTC

813 upvotes, 7 direct replies

Get the fucking flamethrower

Comment by cyclopath at 25/10/2021 at 18:13 UTC

1361 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Excuse me my good bitches, but what seems to be the fuck?

Comment by prairiefountain at 25/10/2021 at 17:48 UTC

384 upvotes, 4 direct replies

This is why fire was invented

Comment by shellexyz at 25/10/2021 at 18:10 UTC

488 upvotes, 4 direct replies

There’s nothing “oddly” about that. That’s some straight up Cthulhu shit.

Comment by one-thousand-keks at 25/10/2021 at 17:08 UTC

320 upvotes, 3 direct replies

“The flood- it has evolved!”

Comment by HandlessSpermDonor at 25/10/2021 at 18:10 UTC

297 upvotes, 6 direct replies

This kind of stuff is probably my biggest phobia. I remember when I was very young a large fly was buzzing around the room until it just fell out of the air, then buzzed around a little and died. I squashed it with something and heaps of maggots came out. Bloody nightmare fuel.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2021 at 17:59 UTC

224 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Get God on the phone please.

Comment by Waste_Acanthisitta_5 at 25/10/2021 at 17:51 UTC

88 upvotes, 5 direct replies

Las Plagas

Comment by MeBobgame at 25/10/2021 at 19:33 UTC

76 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it Burn it

Comment by Saint0phelia at 25/10/2021 at 17:20 UTC

68 upvotes, 1 direct replies

NO

Comment by daydreaming_doofus at 25/10/2021 at 18:33 UTC

130 upvotes, 6 direct replies

This is called a horsehair worm, and yes, they are HORRIFYING. Fortunately, I believe they cannot infect animals or humans, only insects. The first time I saw one I was camping with my family and I initially mistook the parasite for a wiggling antenna. I was absolutely terrified when it detached itself from the deceased insect.

Comment by Beatboxin_dawg at 25/10/2021 at 18:09 UTC

67 upvotes, 1 direct replies

The insect world is just pure horror.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2021 at 17:49 UTC

46 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Stomach just rolled down into my feet. *NOPE*

Comment by PigSlam at 25/10/2021 at 18:09 UTC

47 upvotes, 1 direct replies

There is nothing odd about why this is terrifying.

Comment by Nonaflowerss at 25/10/2021 at 17:25 UTC

79 upvotes, 0 direct replies

THAT IS HORRIFYING

Comment by LaserTurboShark69 at 25/10/2021 at 17:26 UTC

107 upvotes, 2 direct replies

r/eyebleach

Comment by Plenty-Inspector8444 at 25/10/2021 at 17:35 UTC

37 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I'm gonna want a category 5 containment field around that thing before I get in the same room with it.

Comment by Hotpaco12 at 25/10/2021 at 17:58 UTC

31 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Reminds me of the movie The Thing. Skins is crawling right now

Comment by Merlin_the_Lizard at 25/10/2021 at 17:30 UTC

56 upvotes, 6 direct replies

This would be a good sci fi movie

Comment by VersedFlame at 25/10/2021 at 19:28 UTC

27 upvotes, 0 direct replies

There's nothing odd about being terrified by an inside-eating tentacle parasite.