𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝖾.𝗂𝗈 on Instagram: "This Instagram Reel, posted by the account @DOGE__news, features footage of a green praying mantis being gently lowered into a glass of water using tweezers. Over approximately 20 seconds, a long horsehair worm—scientifically known as Chordodes formosanus, a nematomorph parasite—emerges from the mantis's abdomen, a behavior triggered by the aquatic environment that facilitates the worm's reproductive cycle. The mantis, manipulated by the parasite during its l

That’s Gotta Be Painful: Praying Mantis Gets Parasites Removed From Its Body After It Is Submerged Into Water!

Parasitic Worms Manipulate Mantises Into Diving Into Water, And We Now Know How

Science | In this shocking footage, a parasitic worm exits the body of a praying mantis as it drowns in water. This parasite, known as a horsehair... | Instagram

𝐊𝐚𝐝ı𝐧𝐥𝐚 𝐒̧𝐢𝐟𝐚 | Videoda görülen parazit, at kılı kurdu olarak bilinen Chordodes formosanus türüdür. Bu parazit, peygamberdevesi gibi böceklerin... | Instagram