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More "zombie" (behavior-altering) parasites: https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/mind-controlling-wasps-and-zombie-spiders/ https://www.damninteresting.com/

More "zombie" (behavior-altering) parasites: https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/mind-controlling-wasps-and-zombie-spiders/ https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/mind-controlling-wasp... https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/body-snatching-barnacles-and-zombie-crabs/ https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/body-snatching-barnac... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-altering_parasite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-altering_parasite Also rabies and toxoplasmosis.

tasty_freeze 9y ago
Parasite that eats the tongue of a fish than takes up residence in its place: http://twistedsifter.com/2009/09/tongue-eating-parasite/ http://twistedsifter.com/2009/09/tongue-eating-parasite/