Yeah...the day we get a virus, bacteria, or straight up parasitic organism that can tell our brains to do certain things--I'm quiting the human species (I might be overstating it, but I certainly will become very paranoid concerning certain conditions, if you understand me), assuming it looks like this is going to be able to be spread via a fairly hardy species of: younameit. Zombies are one thing, but seriously I REALLY, REALLY, do not want these type of attacks to EVER reach us. Could you even imagine?

On the other side of things, I wonder if that is considered as the best dump evAr.(?) Second, it seems like it just a GREAT species as it seemingly has atleast two worms from the onset of infection (although it looked to me as though there was atleast one more still to come). I mean can the Praying Mantis even survive this event? Is it now the Prayed Upon Mantis instead?

All of the fungi, insects, and other species that use mind or nuerochemicals on their prey and then FORCE their prey to do any sort of commands to do miscellaneous things (like this one, get to water the natural home for that creature). It's literally amazing and terrifying at the same time. My scientific side is extremely engrossed by this and I'm literally in wonder at the amazing biochemistry at play--needed to do this hijack of the mind and to literally reboot it with a new program that told a FOREIGN BODY, something with literally no connection to the predator, it took control and got that body to go to a body of water so that the "litter" could hatch in their primal environment--a TRUE wonder of evolution, even though it is used in such a terrible way, it may have huge things in store for us research wise.

I'm waiting for the day that one of these little bastards makes a little leap and crosses-over and affects humans. Could you even begin to imagine the panic? I imagine that whatever it is would be much like smallpox and shortly after a few infections it would be eliminated from the face of the planet.

>> ^lucky760:

"Trained monkey collaborators of death."
LOL


"Narcissistic parasite."

They're impressively poetic, and also depressingly accurate in their portrayal of a small slice of Western culture. However, I'm in no hurry to swap

Whoever can do this to anything that is clearly going to suffer and for the sole purpose of it suffering, they need to be put down as they are a very cruel individual.

As for the life aspect:

I think the argument for when is someone alive is very to similar for when is it time to consider pulling the plug on someone.

If someone can't survive on their own without extreme external measures, it really isn't a self sustaining life.

One day they might be able to cut off your head and keep you aware.....most people wouldn't consider that a life unless you could react or communicate. Much like a coma patient is not kept indefinitely once it becomes unlikely they will ever be able to function on their own.

A fetus up to a certain point is unable to survive outside the womb, it's more akin to a parasite at that stage....even though that sounds like a horrible comparison and isn't quite exact. But it's closer to a parasite than a carried to term baby if it can't survive outside of the mother's body. At that point it's a part of the mother's body and not it's own functional entity. Not that babies are particularly adept at feeding themselves or anything, but they won't die at any moment if left unattended for a bit.

The human species is behaving like a parasite killing it's host.

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Gotta love the admission of waiting until the soldier is at his/her weakest, and that is the right time to pounce. Strong, intelligent, capable, educated and self-supported individuals often need no religion. And the parasite churches know it.

The rise of the middle class has meant a decline in church attendance, and this is one of the many ways the parasites are fighting it.

But now the middle class is in decline. Anyone else think religion is playing an active role in this?

>> ^Chaucer:

armadillos are nasty nasty animals. They are a haven for diseases and parasites.


Any creature is if it's wild -- even humans, you nasty nasty animal.

>> ^Chaucer:

armadillos are nasty nasty animals. They are a haven for diseases and parasites.


Sadly true. They also like to dig up little holes all over the place looking for bugs, which can be a nuisance if they do that in your yard. I know this from experience.

They're such cute little pestilence bearers, though!

armadillos are nasty nasty animals. They are a haven for diseases and parasites.

Reality check!

From Wikipedia: "...the fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria, which provide camouflage.[3][4] Because of the cyanobacteria, sloth fur is a small ecosystem of its own, hosting many species of non-parasitic insects..."

Why does it have to be vegan propaganda? I am not deterred from eating pork. Parasites are a fact of life and if anything, they're added protein. Just cook your pork thoroughly. @legacy0100 @BoneRemake

I find it to be an interesting experiment that I've carried out on my own, for science of course. I've even eaten that pork. Coke makes a surprisingly good glaze for pork products. Put it on your next roasted ham.

I first encountered this while working at an organic grocery and even organic, free range chops had the same result.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella_spiralis

"Muscle biopsy is used for trichinosis detection." Seems to indicate that they can be pervasive in the muscles, which is the part that we eat. Wikipedia even describes Trichinella spiralis as cosmopolitan in distribution. How fancy!

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Just checked out this AFA channel (www.afa.net) WOW! This is like Fox news on steroids!

Some random titles:
"The Hard Working American vs. The Government Parasite",
"God is in the Center of Every Great Marriage",
"Why I call it MussoliniCare",

and my personal favorite:
"Let Kirk Cameron know you support his stand"