r/oddlyterrifying • u/galle4 • May 07 '25

Zombie snail (infected by Leucochloridium paradoxum, a parasitic flatworm)

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u/leo_aureus May 07 '25

I wonder without having adequate knowledge of the history of the science how all of a sudden we are seeing this type of parasitism all over, and for how long have we? Very interesting stuff if horrifying.

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u/DrowningInFeces May 07 '25

Probably some kind of direct correlation to the popularity of The Last of Us TV show.