The 4 Creepiest Parasites on Earth (This Will Keep You Up at Night!)

WARNING! This episode will freak you out. Did you know that almost half of all life on earth is parasitic? Join us for an eerie video hosted by Hank Green and learn about four of the creepiest parasites on Earth.

Hosted by: Hank Green

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[SBroproductions]

"Horrifying, but wait, it gets worse." - Parasites in a nutshell.

[whimsy]

Horrifying

*BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE*

[jonathanbecerra]

"1/3 to 1/2 of all life on Earth is parasitic"

Thanos *snap*

[thischannel]

I used to hate parasites, but then they grew on me.

[TheTexas]

“Are you sure you want to restart earth?”

[HeavyMettaloid]

Now the "Oh, barnacles!" swear from Spongebob makes sense!

[xVancha]

Hank: "The parasite even somehow forces the snails to be more active and stay out in the open where they're easier for predators to spot"
Snail: THIS IS HELL. SOMETHING KILL ME. ANYTHING. PLEASE.

[lonelycoffee]

I had no idea the corpse flower was a parasite. I never knew entirely what it was, but I thought it was just some weird plant

[Vannah]

"It invades the eye stalks of snails, turning each eye into a pulsating brood sac that looks like a juicy caterpillar ready to be snapped up by the parasite's next host."


My eardrums will never be clean again.

[NatureWitch]

Poor crabs everything and everyone wants to eat them or use them.

[jimmutenken]

I always thought Rafflesia flowers had something interesting about them, but I never knew they’d have such a hardcore strategy for survival.

[wolfonthezoon]

As a wise man has once said
" Damn nature you scary"

[donfields]

I thought humans getting crabs was bad, but crabs getting barnacles is waaaay worse, AND the poor crab didnt even have unprotected sex or live dangerously....how unfair the world truly is.

[polpolturtle]

“If it doesn’t kill you It will mutate and try again” - Wise Person

[LelandMaurello]

Those parasites in the snail's 'eyes' are def one of the most horrific creatures. I'm glad these small creatures cannot 'think' the way we do. Nature is so damn macabre sometimes!

[rcookie]

Male crab noticing eggs growing on it: "Huh, am sterile and am pregnant, better take care of my children". :o

[EricsTechTalk]

Oh God, this brought back a childhood memory. I caught a Croker once fishing with my dad on Marsh Island, Louisiana when I was a very young child, and it had a tongue biter in its mouth, and I was TERRIFIED and started freaking out

[starsaligned_]

Me: Has a fear of parasites
Also me: *watches this video knowing I might panic imagining parasites in my body*

[deucedeuce]

I always hope these animals (and even insects) don't suffer. I can't imagine how painful these things could be... or other forms of suffering, like not being able to breathe.

[mythology]

Now when Zoidberg says "I've got barnacles on my butt", I worry for him. I worry for him a lot.