| Leucochloridium Paradoxum - The Zombie Brain Worm |
Imagine, if you will, the everyday life of a garden snail. Prone to drying out, you
avoid the desiccating rays of the sun as you slither in the shadows under dense
foliage, eating anything chewable you find in your slimy path. One day, you catch a
whiff of fresh bird droppings; to you, a delicious and nutritious meal. Days later,
however, you start to feel strange - at least as strange as your incredibly simple
nervous system can muster - and against all logic, you feel attracted to the hot,
bright daylight your kind has spent millions of years hiding from. You go about your
snaily business as you always would, but this time, you're completely exposed, both
to the sun and to the eyes of hungry birds. Your foul tasting slime has taught most
avians that snails are an unappetizing meal, but unfortunately for you, you no longer
look like a normal snail.
avoid the desiccating rays of the sun as you slither in the shadows under dense
foliage, eating anything chewable you find in your slimy path. One day, you catch a
whiff of fresh bird droppings; to you, a delicious and nutritious meal. Days later,
however, you start to feel strange - at least as strange as your incredibly simple
nervous system can muster - and against all logic, you feel attracted to the hot,
bright daylight your kind has spent millions of years hiding from. You go about your
snaily business as you always would, but this time, you're completely exposed, both
to the sun and to the eyes of hungry birds. Your foul tasting slime has taught most
avians that snails are an unappetizing meal, but unfortunately for you, you no longer
look like a normal snail.
Those droppings you ate were swarming with the eggs of the parasitic flatworm,
Leucochloridium. Invading your simple little gastropod brain, the worms have
completely rewired your behavior, and with their colorful, pulsing "brood sacs"
crammed into your eye-stalks, your head now resembles a couple of fat, juicy insect
larvae - every bird's favorite.
Leucochloridium. Invading your simple little gastropod brain, the worms have
completely rewired your behavior, and with their colorful, pulsing "brood sacs"
crammed into your eye-stalks, your head now resembles a couple of fat, juicy insect
larvae - every bird's favorite.
You'll likely survive your eyestalks being ripped off, and eventually, your entire face
will grow back...as will the parasites. You're lucky evolution never granted you the
intellect to comprehend your new existence, enslaved by a worm in your brain to
have your eyes chewed off again and again.
will grow back...as will the parasites. You're lucky evolution never granted you the
intellect to comprehend your new existence, enslaved by a worm in your brain to
have your eyes chewed off again and again.
| Photo by Albus |
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