Guys am I the one not getting it or being insensitive toward the snails or is this just the classical “mildly alters behavior of intermediate host in order to spread to host more easily” again?
The birds don’t even eat the snails, just the eyes. They grow back and the snail is just fine apparently.
“Ah jeeze I’m blind on a leaf again! That’s the last time I eat bird shit!” says the snail, actively meandering it’s way towards a particularly appetizing pile of parasite-laden bird shit.
I may just have became desensitized to these things over the years, but if I could choose between having my eyes plucked out or dying I’d certainly choose the former, and that’s not even with my eyes being capable of regenerating.
Also the boogie-woogie they do is very grotesque but it’s not particularly scary for me either.
Guys am I the one not getting it or being insensitive toward the snails or is this just the classical “mildly alters behavior of intermediate host in order to spread to host more easily” again?
The GIF: https://www.wired.com/2014/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-disco-worm/
Jesus fuck the snails LIVE? What a wild article.
Being eaten is a mercy at that point.
The birds don’t even eat the snails, just the eyes. They grow back and the snail is just fine apparently.
“Ah jeeze I’m blind on a leaf again! That’s the last time I eat bird shit!” says the snail, actively meandering it’s way towards a particularly appetizing pile of parasite-laden bird shit.
Clearly I didn’t read it closely enough! You just know there are snails that have their eyes eaten regularly.
The GIF is interesting, fun and disturbing, and so is the article if you scroll further. Highly recommended read.
It’s *mesmerising. Seconding the article recommendation.
*mesmerizing
Oh dammit yes, thank you.
Oh oh oh oh no oh no
I may just have became desensitized to these things over the years, but if I could choose between having my eyes plucked out or dying I’d certainly choose the former, and that’s not even with my eyes being capable of regenerating.
Also the boogie-woogie they do is very grotesque but it’s not particularly scary for me either.