Nightmare fuel: Watch this parasite turn normal snails into zombie snails
Meet Leucochloridium paradoxum, a parasite better known as the “zombie snail” worm. This colorful little guy gets into snails, takes control of it, mimics a caterpillar or maggot, and directs the snail to an exposed area so that a bird will eat it. Yes, this is really a real thing. As biologist Mike Inouye tweeted […] More