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As you are reading this I am most likely on a plane heading to Ontario for a few days.\u00a0 As you may know, when I am away I like to create a theme for Wild Facts so from now until next Thursday we are going to be looking at Parasites.\u00a0 I know, I know, ewwwwww!\u00a0 I am not going to lie to you there will be some gross animals in the next week but I will promise you that they are all very fascinating.\u00a0 My favourite aspect of parasites is the impact they have on the host which is why I wanted to start out with the Nematomorpha, also known as Horsehair Worms, which really mess with their gracious hosts life.<\/p>\n

Horsehair Worms range in size but the majority are about 50 to 100 cm (20-39″) long.\u00a0 In some crazy cases this parasite has been able to get as long as 2 m (6′) which just boggles my mind. You can usually find the Horsehair Worms in puddles, watering troughs, streams and other damp areas.\u00a0 We don’t need to worry about this particular parasite since they usually attach themselves to cockroaches, beetles, grasshoppers and even crustaceans. Only the larvae (juvenile stage) are parasitic while the adult worms are free living.<\/p>\n

I mentioned that they cause their host to do some crazy things and I meant it.\u00a0 A study conducted determined that the Horsehair worm will manipulate their grasshopper host into thinking it is a good idea for them to jump in the water.\u00a0 This parasitic worm will develop inside of the land-dwelling grasshopper and when it becomes time for the larvae to emerge as an adult it will “brainwash” the grasshopper into committing suicide by jumping into a stream or other water body.\u00a0 Around this time the long Horsehair Worm will exit its host and just leave the grasshopper there to die.\u00a0 Talk about ungracious company!\u00a0 I would hate to entertain these guys. They could have at least stuck around to help clean up the mess.\u00a0 Below is a short clip which shows this process.\u00a0 A poor helpless cricket falls victim to the deadly Horsehair Worm.<\/p>\n

That does it for Day 1 of Parasite Week.\u00a0 Check back tomorrow for a parasite that can create slaves!<\/p>\n

Here is that video:<\/p>\n

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