Comments on: No, cricket, don’t do it, don’t jump, it’s not worth it… https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Ken Shabby https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1310 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:50:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1310 If a fish or frog swallows the cricket with the worm still in it, the worm will probably escape to open water. Fiendish, eh?

]]> By: Christopher Taylor https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1309 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:17:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1309 That… was… so… COOL! One wonders how the heck those things fit in the host in the first place.

More info?

Gordian or horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) have larvae that are parasitic on arthropods. When the larva reaches maturity, it emerges from the host into water. At least some species are apparently able to manipulate their host’s behaviour to make it seek out water as in the video.

]]> By: Coturnix https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1308 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:58:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/no-cricket-dont-do-it-dont-jum/#comment-1308 More info?

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