How Do Animals Become Zombies? - Instant Egghead #26

It may sound like something straight out of a horror movie, but many animals can come under the zombie-like control of parasites. So what about humans? Scientific American editor Katherine Harmon fills us in on the ghoulish side of Nature.

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[kelszildjans]

Great video, Kate! I am so grossed out right now lol

[ismark]

I got a nightmare from this, this is the storyline:

My friend: you seen the legend yet?
My second friend: No, I spotted ants.
Me: I heard growls outside though.
My second friend: me two. It was scary, I heard it in my dream.
Me: *looks out window: OMG! I see a girl forming into a wolf! SHE MIGHT ZOMBIFIE US!!! *first friend yelling behind me and crawling to me*
My friend: *chews my leg*

And then I woke up.

It really hurt!

[oreokatanimatez]

I knew about the fungus because of game theory.
Aka video games + Learning




Yayy

[holybutterfly]

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[sammypaige]

I might have the toxoplasma gandii because I have a billion cats in my house (exaggeration, I have only twelve cats right now in my household). I have lived with one of my cats since birth, so I'm guessing that infants had a higher risk of getting it. I did get into a lot of trouble back then.

[canihavebucks]

uhm... everything about the parasite you get from cats sound really good for you. where can i get some?

[omiolo]

Toxoplasma gondii-- I'll need to get me some of that to make me more sociable.

[PeterPrevos]

Toxoplasma gondii makes you more sociale and reckless. You can achieve the same effect with alcohol.

[MitchCrane]

Don't do it. You'll mainly be more sociable with cats, eventually becoming a cat lady.

[lynnenew]

Can dogs or rabbits be infected just wondering

[manglethefox]

the thing is the cats eyes looks like its glowing ITS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE THAT AT

[dataian]

Crap. What do we do now about our cats? How can we get rid of the toxoplasma gondii? I really don't want to live my life thinking I have a parasite in my head making my decisions.

[Leocomander]

Im watching this and mycat is sleeping next to me im scared.

[tinacampbell]

I have a house cat I'm worried about the last one

[toabhi]

Great Katherine Harmon thanks for the Egghead and gain some weight soon :)

[ayawolfie]

My car is the same but shes not a zombie

[MitchCrane]

No, cat ladies mostly just like to horde cats and smell funny.

[setheisenberger]

Uh, my dogs won't get this, right?

[kendelion]

so that's why cat women exists! and why cats rule over the world since Egyptian times!

[JoeHanson]

Look! It only took one comment for this to get weird!