Squirmy Horsehair Worms: A Zombie-creating Parasite

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Cover of the book Squirmy Horsehair Worms: A Zombie-creating Parasite by Michael A. Franco, Michael A. Franco
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Author: Michael A. Franco ISBN: 9781370980116
Publisher: Michael A. Franco Publication: September 11, 2017
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Michael A. Franco
ISBN: 9781370980116
Publisher: Michael A. Franco
Publication: September 11, 2017
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

The horsehair worm is swallowed in larval form by an insect host. As the worm grows and matures inside the insect, the insect host seems to surrender its will to the horsehair worm.
Three months after the horsehair worm parasitizes the insect, this host--almost zombie-like--is compelled to seek out water. When the insect enters the water, the mature worm emerges from the host’s body wall---as a writhing, knotting, mass of hair-like worm.

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The horsehair worm is swallowed in larval form by an insect host. As the worm grows and matures inside the insect, the insect host seems to surrender its will to the horsehair worm.
Three months after the horsehair worm parasitizes the insect, this host--almost zombie-like--is compelled to seek out water. When the insect enters the water, the mature worm emerges from the host’s body wall---as a writhing, knotting, mass of hair-like worm.

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