The 7 Most Horrifying Parasites on the Planet

neoprodigy · Mar 30, 2009

guinea worm:

Cymothoa exigua

horsehair worm:

filarial worm:

Sacculina:

Leucochloridium paradoxum

Emerald Jewel Wasp

dixienut · Mar 30, 2009

woo hoo gotta love mother nature,
and go little emerald jewel wasp i hate cockroaches,...

too bad they don't take care of mosquito's

msjinkzd · Mar 30, 2009

i was terrified to open that link

tidioute06 · Mar 30, 2009

Awww come on msj it cant be that bad....or can it??

cam191919 · Mar 30, 2009

huh, weird stuff

vampie · Mar 30, 2009

Aw, parasites, cute!

The Horsehair worm is the only one I've heard of.. and mainly because of how often they're found in Ghost shrimp.

dpenguinfish · Mar 30, 2009

jewl wasp is cool

petluvr · Mar 30, 2009

Oh man the pics of them pulling those things out of peoples skin *shudder*

DrNo · Mar 30, 2009

Oh, the fun I could have with this... and not a single "parasite" on my list would be an arthropod or worm.

Dwarf Puffers · Mar 31, 2009

Wow, that guy has bigger feet than me!