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That’s where the hairworm bursts out of its host and begins the life cycle all over again. Image: Deep Look / YouTube Don't want to miss more great news and analysis? Follow us here!

Parasitic hairworms look harmless but are actually one of nature's most sophisticated DNA thieves, which has given them the power of mind-control, according to new research.

Can they infect humans? No, they can’t. However, there has been one reported case of a human eating an adult hairworm, which then emerged from their urethra. This is a very rare occurrence. Some ...

They found over 3,000 hairworm genes that were expressed more when hosts were being manipulated, and 1,500 hairworm genes that were expressed less. On the other hand, gene expression in the mantis ...

Horsehair worms flood their hosts' minds with proteins made from copied chunks of their own genomes.

Our world is full of bizarre and intriguing creatures. One of the strangest, though, is the hairworm, a parasitic worm known as a “mind control worm” in some circles. These parasitic worms are ...

Field Museum researchers found that the gene responsible for making the tiny cellular hairs is missing in these parasitic worms.

The hairworm has a long slender body that entangles itself and form knots. 29,248 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?29,248 people played the daily ...

Some parasites have taken the simple life to whole new extremes. Scientists have recently found a creepy, mind-controlling worm that is missing some of the most fundamental genes in the animal kingdom ...