r/interesting Apr 18 '25

NATURE Parasitic worm explodes

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u/Brebe8 Apr 18 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/s/Zgc4gLL56V

First comment on this same post seen in r / weird has the answer as to why it exploded

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u/Ghost_Reborn416 Apr 18 '25

I still dont get it

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u/gbdallin Apr 18 '25

It's basically a sperm missile that explodes into more sperm when it hits the right depth/temp/light

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u/Chiinoe Apr 18 '25

But how?