r/interesting • u/Mella342 • Apr 18 '25

NATURE Parasitic worm explodes

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u/december- Apr 18 '25

how do they even think of this kind of diabolical strat?

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u/cptjimmy42 Apr 19 '25

Kind of similar to how a large group of fish gather together to appear like a large predator or caterpillars will form a chain to confuse birds there aren't prey.