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post #1 of 37
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This zombified cricket is forced to commit suicide so that its parasitic host can escape.

AYIAYIAYIYIYAYYAIYI!

http://view.break.com/197774

*weeps quietly*
post #2 of 37
Holy God! It just kept getting larger and larger.
post #3 of 37
It's not a question of "if" the zombie apocalypse happens, but when. And by if what, I'd say THAT thing is a solid suspect.
post #4 of 37
Awesome. You know a move is being fast tracked for that as we speak.
post #5 of 37
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Amazing how frightening an inch long critter can be.
post #6 of 37
More info on what the fuck this is- http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7927
post #7 of 37
All the more reason to hate crickets.
post #8 of 37
It's like a teeeeeensy, tiiiiiiny, liiittle bitty version of The Hidden. Starring weeensy, itttsy, bittsy liiittle versions of Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri.
post #9 of 37
Jesus. You know, I haven't seen The Happening, but if one of these popping out of people's eyes was one of the effects...I might be tempted.

The fact that this exists is fucking terrifying.

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You know a secret government weapon is being fast tracked for an accidental exposure to a Wisconsion town, thereby causing a world-wide panic, as we speak.
Fixed for clarification.
post #10 of 37
Jesus, that actually made my skin crawl a little bit.
post #11 of 37
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Originally Posted by Ratty View Post
Jesus, that actually made my skin crawl a little bit.
Only a little? My flesh was creeping like a motherfucker.
post #12 of 37
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Originally Posted by Martin Savage View Post
It's not a question of "if" the zombie apocalypse happens, but when.
You joke, but you'd be surprised at how kinda-likely that scenario actually is.
post #13 of 37
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Jesus. You know, I haven't seen The Happening, but if one of these popping out of people's eyes was one of the effects...I might be tempted.

The fact that this exists is fucking terrifying.

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You know a secret government weapon is being fast tracked for an accidental exposure to a Wisconsion town, thereby causing a world-wide panic, as we speak.
Fixed for clarification.
See...this is why we own all those damn guns. And beer. Beer kills brain cells, right? Can't have your mind taken over if all the brain cells are dead.
post #14 of 37
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Only a little? My flesh was creeping like a motherfucker.
That's just all the little zombie parasites trying to break free.
post #15 of 37
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That's just all the little zombie parasites trying to break free.
I'm pretty sure it's just my Quato.

post #16 of 37
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That's just all the little zombie parasites trying to break free.
I just threw up in my mouth a little. I'm absolutely horrified right now that critters are under my skin. *shudder*
post #17 of 37
Eh, zombie parasites under your skin are no big deal. Toilet snakes, on the other hand...
post #18 of 37
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It's like a teeeeeensy, tiiiiiiny, liiittle bitty version of The Hidden. Starring weeensy, itttsy, bittsy liiittle versions of Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri.
Goddam. You had to make those nasty parasites cute didn't you?
post #19 of 37
And people called DREAMCATCHER ridiculous. The shit weasels cometh.
post #20 of 37
Don't listen to her, it's the parasitic worm in her body trying to trick us into thinking they are all cute and innocent instead of terrifying brain-tainting nightmares.

Shit like this is disgusting. I think if I found out I had a giant worm parasite growing inside of me, it wouldn't need to chemically alter my brain to make me kill myself. How the fuck would you ever sleep soundly again after finding something like that out?

My heebies are jeebied.
post #21 of 37
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Oh. My. God.

From New Scientist:

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While not commonly known, just about every adult human contains with them multiple parasitic hair worms. Debilitating effects, if any, are typically minimal, and generally stem from an unusually sensitive immune system. Unlike tapeworks, or other larger, more damaging parasites, hairworms generally squirm around unnoticed until they lay eggs and die, or eventually burrow into the esophogeal or intestinal tracts and are excreted in fecal matter.

Doctors and medical scientists are aware of the ubiquity of hairworms, but given their relatively benign nature, and the inadvisability and ineffectiveness of wide-scale antibiotic use, the condition is largely ignored. Food safety protocols are only marginally effective, as hair worms are already endemic to the human population, and the eggs are fairly easily transferred by any fluid.

The statistical evidence is overwhelming that if you are an adult living in the United States, you likely have dozens of hair worms writhing, laying eggs, and eating inside you, without it ever causing you a bit of harm. Which doesn't make anyone feel any better.
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...thairworms.com
post #22 of 37
You go to hell, Overlord!

I'm going to go obtain a pistol and then introduce it to my temple, thanks.
post #23 of 37
Awwwwwwwwwww...
Bless.
post #24 of 37
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Damn. You almost got me there.
post #25 of 37
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Damn. You almost got me there.
Remember folks, always check your sources.
post #26 of 37
Some of you admit that it made your skin crawl, others, you flesh creep. Me? I got shivers.
post #27 of 37
Wait a second.. am I actually in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed thread?

DAMN YOU AGAIN OVERLORD, I'll never trust your quotes you sneaky rascal!
post #28 of 37
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Wait a second.. am I actually in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed thread?

DAMN YOU AGAIN OVERLORD, I'll never trust your quotes you sneaky rascal!
You've been FORCE UNLEASHED!
post #29 of 37
This is appropriate (Thanks, EdHocken!)

post #30 of 37
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Originally Posted by Martin Savage View Post
It's not a question of "if" the zombie apocalypse happens, but when. And by if what, I'd say THAT thing is a solid suspect.
I'm reading a zombie novel right now by Michael McBride called "Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Species" that is REMARKABLY similar to this.
post #31 of 37
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More info on what the fuck this is- http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7927
The Planet Earth jungle episode had a bit on the spore fungi that did this. There was a whole variety of these things that attached specific species of insects as a sort of nature's crowd control. Ants would try to get infected members away from the colonies.

It was creepy as fuck watching the infected freaking out before dying and having the spores burst out of its head.
post #32 of 37
That's where I've seen this before! I was trying to figure it out last night but couldn't place it. Seeing the jailbreak happen is even more horrifying in HD.
post #33 of 37
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Eh, zombie parasites under your skin are no big deal. Toilet snakes, on the other hand...
Don't joke, we get them down here...

A MAN bitten on the penis by a deadly snake has told how he used a cold rum can to soothe the pain while he rang his mother to say a final goodbye.
post #34 of 37
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You go to hell, Overlord!

I'm going to go obtain a pistol and then introduce it to my temple, thanks.
Then they've got to you already.
post #35 of 37
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Ants would try to get infected members away from the colonies.

It was creepy as fuck watching the infected freaking out before dying and having the spores burst out of its head.
STOP!
post #36 of 37
Hell, a NON-deadly snake bites me on the penis, I'm going down for the count.
post #37 of 37
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That's where I've seen this before! I was trying to figure it out last night but couldn't place it. Seeing the jailbreak happen is even more horrifying in HD.
What, you mean an "X-Files" Episode?
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