If I Only Had a Brain…
In Texas, there is an ant problem. Let’s face it, everywhere there is an ant problem, but this one seems particularly troublesome. So, they searched around for a solution and found that this particular type of ant has a natural enemy and that enemy is a parasite that lays its eggs on the ant and then somehow the larvae hatch inside and seek nourishment.
Take a deep breath at this point if you are squeamish, but this is just too good for me to pass up as you will shortly see.
Anyway, the larvae feed on the ant’s brain. They consume the whole thing. Gross, right? Well, it gets better!
The ant at this point, totally brainless, starts wandering around aimlessly. It wanders without a brain for two weeks! Two weeks!
Then, its head falls off. I am assuming the body just gets pissed and gives up at that point.
Well, here is what is amazing about this story. One would think this only applies to ants. However, after reading what behavior they exhibit after losing their brains, I have been around an individual behaving in the same manner. For about two weeks…
I am waiting for his head to fall off.
SFGate article on this phenomenon.
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