http://www.wired.com/2014/05/absurd-creature-horsehair-worm/

Interesting article.

>> ^Sagemind:

The poor thing, that must of filled his entire abdomen.
..OK the worm is out, remove the patient from the water already....


So is it a good thing that the hand squeezed the worm out of the praying mantis?? ...\
WHOA!! "....the infection acts on the insect's brain and causes it to seek water and drown itself, thus returning the nematomorph to water. They are also remarkably able to survive the predation of their host, being able to wriggle out of the predator that has eaten the host." -wiki

>> ^lv_hunter:
Looks more like a praying mantis.


I think you're right. I changed the title.