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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Today's "Horror" Story
Today's horror story is actually an ancient horror story ... for insects. Cordyceps, a fungi that eats the brains and bodies of insects, is claimed to have medicinal value (particularly in traditional Chinese medicine), but there are no clinical studies demonstrating health benefits in humans. Anyway, here's a "nice" video from the BBC's Planet Earth series, making cordyceps reminiscent of the "earwigs" from the Night Gallery episode The Caterpillar (which, in all its creepiness, can be seen on YouTube -- 1, 2, 3, 4 -- about 40 minutes total). And, of course, humans are prone to worms in our brains (not a link to Rush Limbaugh). Yuk.
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