"Tento parazit se dostane do těla mezihostitele, kterým je šnek z rodu succiena. Barvami vyplní jeho tykadla, hýbou se v nich a vytvářejí neobvyklé neonové divadlo," napsal Inouye.
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This zombie snail. A parasitic worm Leucochloridium has taken over its motor functions and eye stalks, making them into caterpillar mimics so birds will eat them. The worm can then reproduce in the bird's GI tract, eventually transmitting via its faeces