How much do you know about parasites that can make zombies?

Can make? Zombie parasites are not found in movies or novels, including parasites that can control people's brains and movements in our lives. Let's learn about parasites! ! !

First of all, the zombie caterpillar

One is a parasitic bee that is good at controlling heterogeneous behaviors, and the other is a zombie caterpillar. How long have they evolved? Wasp larvae chemically manipulate caterpillars to become their own? Zombie bodyguard? . Worms are implanted into caterpillars, not cockroaches. However, in this case, wasp larvae will make caterpillars their bodyguards. The larva comes out of the caterpillar and sticks to the nearby plants, while the caterpillar stands guard for it and attacks anything that tries to get close to them. Scientists who study this strange phenomenon have found that one or two larvae will hide behind caterpillars. Wasp larvae may secrete some chemicals to control the poor caterpillar's brain. At this time, the caterpillar is at best a walking corpse, and the larva only eats half of the caterpillar.

Second, it can control mental mucus.

Clonorchis sinensis in The Lancet is a kind of flatworm, which will live in the liver of herbivorous mammals such as cattle in adulthood. Its eggs are excreted through the feces of the host and then eaten by snails. When these eggs are attached to snails, snails will form protective sacs around these parasites and then excrete them in the form of mucus balls. These mucus balls are then eaten by ants. When parasites enter the brains of ants, they can make ants climb to the top of leaves or sit still and wait for being eaten by herbivorous mammals. In this way, Clonorchis sinensis in The Lancet completed its life cycle journey.

Third, the cat's nest parasite that can control the human brain.

Parasites in cat nests can make people slaves to controlled brains. This statement is not alarmist, let alone a joke, because there is such a terrible parasite-Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is the intestinal coccidia of cats, which can change the connection between brain cells of cat owners, thus affecting their feelings and behaviors, and may even lead to schizophrenia.