Wow this is Scary... Found this on Taiwanese Site .. Bug inside Mantis

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If interested do a search on mantis parasites here. I don't think we have the horsehair worm in the US but we have others. THere are some good threads posted on here about these endoparasites with pics. This worm is interesting since it controls the behavior of its host and causes the host to get into the water.

 
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Horsehair worms are insect parasites that belong to the phylum Nematomorpha. One of the most common species in the United States is the Gordius robustus.

 
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