How brain parasites change their host's behavior - Jaap de Roode

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  • @NichoTBE
    @NichoTBE 10 років тому +3414

    im going to use that one in court one day.. "my actions were not my own, half the species on the earth are parasites."

  • @inkedseahear
    @inkedseahear 7 років тому +528

    This is a horrifying topic, but the animations make it look so relaxing

    • @gigaferz
      @gigaferz 3 роки тому +5

      if I'm thinking of weaponizing these creatures, IMAGINE THOSE WITH KNOWLEDGE AND MONEY!

    • @giorgospapoutsakis5271
      @giorgospapoutsakis5271 Рік тому +1

      ​@@gigaferz if you wanna profit of people's lives then this is not the place

    • @ashkhol
      @ashkhol Рік тому +2

      the gordion worm is just so cute :3

    • @delta5-126
      @delta5-126 Рік тому +1

      Rabies is a lot more terrifying when you watch a real patient under hydrophobia. And the worst part? You can bet they’re dead because it’s a miracle to survive rabies.

  • @pretzelsings5530
    @pretzelsings5530 9 років тому +3665

    This could have easily became an Inside out thing.
    "Do you look at someone and wonder "what is going on in their head? That's where we come in. Hi, I'm Joy. I kinda run the place. Oh and that's Gregordian worm, plasmodium , rabies, ophiocodryceps, and toxoplasma.

  • @jonaza2105
    @jonaza2105 3 роки тому +359

    Yeah, it's really tragic; I was infected with Parasitis Procastinatis when I was a young child. It's really taken a toll on my life :(

    • @RipRLeeErmey
      @RipRLeeErmey 2 роки тому +11

      @@ibrahim_bia Yeah I had to do a double take myself 🤣

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Рік тому +8

      I applaud your strength for even commenting hehe

    • @drlimlim7260
      @drlimlim7260 Рік тому

      I am really good, like I just commented, and i'm still a kid. Weird. Kinda.

    • @shinkikomori7386
      @shinkikomori7386 Рік тому +5

      i almost googled it bro 💀

    • @kyrawilliams7497
      @kyrawilliams7497 Рік тому +13

      I’m sure you can deal with it later

  • @NoNo-nz2tb
    @NoNo-nz2tb 5 років тому +2204

    Me and the bois changing our hosts lives

    • @SiriSeeker
      @SiriSeeker 4 роки тому +10

      @@planemod8399 r/woosh

    • @umhiimnothere2153
      @umhiimnothere2153 4 роки тому +8

      Ha

    • @planemod8399
      @planemod8399 4 роки тому +3

      @@SiriSeeker duh

    • @SiriSeeker
      @SiriSeeker 4 роки тому +2

      @@planemod8399 Tf is wrong with you? are you ok in the head brother???

    • @blizzardfern4764
      @blizzardfern4764 4 роки тому +2

      @@SiriSeeker dude he deleted the comment I need to know what they said-

  • @madisdeadchannel4608
    @madisdeadchannel4608 8 років тому +370

    I have a fear of parasites and THIS IS TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

    • @DRMrThi
      @DRMrThi 6 років тому +3

      Can i join your club? :(

    • @ryshlovanoodo7591
      @ryshlovanoodo7591 5 років тому +18

      You have some crawling around in your stomach right now. Can you feel them?

    • @kayleighsweetser1648
      @kayleighsweetser1648 4 роки тому +2

      my fave youtubers have parasites before. she had a Ringworm

    • @Dhruv-Kumar
      @Dhruv-Kumar 3 роки тому

      Indeed. This is boss' level

    • @timithypirie1
      @timithypirie1 2 роки тому +2

      I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
      Don't be afraid

  • @amirb2899
    @amirb2899 7 років тому +695

    I am a veterinárian and have studied parasitology. The comentator made it more interesting than my genius professor.

    • @rayqusa
      @rayqusa 3 роки тому +2

      And told toxo safer than the fact

    • @murderousjarvis
      @murderousjarvis 2 роки тому +2

      Id rather listen to your professor

    • @wildsideofthings7733
      @wildsideofthings7733 2 роки тому

      @@rayqusa toxoplasma is in half the human population. But dangerous symptoms rarely show.

  • @a-bird-lover
    @a-bird-lover 8 років тому +2202

    What if procrastination was a parasite's fault? I would have so many excuses...

    • @alpha4k_
      @alpha4k_ 8 років тому +14

      So would I

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 8 років тому +72

      That would seriously be the best scientific discovery of my life!

    • @kubabakomnene
      @kubabakomnene 8 років тому +4

      A Bird Lover Dafaq's procrastination?

    • @a-bird-lover
      @a-bird-lover 8 років тому +28

      Hydralisk Behemoth When you have something to do and you put it off until the last minute.

    • @siramaytheshowgundragon
      @siramaytheshowgundragon 8 років тому +8

      Magi V YAHH then insted if my mom yelling at me she could feel sorry

  • @Tippex_Official
    @Tippex_Official 2 роки тому +53

    This video has inspired me to make a science fiction book about scientists discovering that every personality trait of people is from different parasites control the host’s brain.
    It’s an idea. Not specifically a good one but still an idea.

    • @BigBrother-fm2tx
      @BigBrother-fm2tx 2 роки тому +10

      And now another "parasite" may steal your idea! So try to put it on paper ASAP!

    • @naturalist4life396
      @naturalist4life396 10 місяців тому +2

      Sounds like a great idea!

  • @MuonRay
    @MuonRay 4 роки тому +62

    These animations are hilarious! They really nail the whole notion of kinetic humor. Fact filled too. Very enjoyable content!

  • @whatofitcosmos7172
    @whatofitcosmos7172 7 років тому +1330

    Perhaps there's a parasite that causes you to click on UA-cam videos until you're so deep into videos you're watching the weirdest things.

    • @hugo6390
      @hugo6390 4 роки тому +52

      That is called ‘UA-cam algorithm’

    • @rajpootkavita
      @rajpootkavita 4 роки тому +5

      mαчвє whσ knσwѕ

    • @ImranAli-gy1kj
      @ImranAli-gy1kj 4 роки тому +1

      I think I have what should I do I haven’t slept for 3 days I can fall asleep any second no

    • @SquareFoil31362
      @SquareFoil31362 4 роки тому +1

      Like for u

    • @kennymccormick6656
      @kennymccormick6656 4 роки тому +2

      Perhaps...just perhaps

  • @AkidsukiLeader
    @AkidsukiLeader 10 років тому +210

    Poor Mr. Mouse was simply extending his polite salutations...

  • @YolaroozXD
    @YolaroozXD 9 років тому +3956

    -A creature manages to make you it's host and starts growing inside you
    -It controlls your body to feed it nutrients
    -You often crave certain food that contains alot of calories
    -It uses you to get rid of it's waste so you have to go to the bathroom more often
    -You start noticing something growing and moving under your skin
    -It controls your brain and makes you feel an obligation to take care of it by staying healthy
    -After months of having to carry it you start feeling pain coming from your lower abdomen
    -Creature slowly and painfully comes out through your genital
    -It's a boy!
    -Manipulates you to give it food, clean it's feses and buy it all the godamn pokemon cards
    -.......Profit...?

    • @elizaeast6191
      @elizaeast6191 9 років тому +67

      lol

    • @zypperhhh
      @zypperhhh 9 років тому +51

      Hahaha 😂

    • @GregTom2
      @GregTom2 8 років тому +197

      +Yolarooz Also, it starts as a cell whose only purpose is to inject its DNA into one of your cells.
      And it makes you grow cancer prone glands that sweat a fatty liquid that it feeds on during its larva stage. Not only that but it also mind controls you into feeding it with the mutated glands.

    • @Ammar-tg1nb
      @Ammar-tg1nb 8 років тому +55

      dad pls dont

    • @coolnamelotsanumbers9600
      @coolnamelotsanumbers9600 8 років тому +248

      sounds like you have a terrible case of children

  • @doggoboihour9746
    @doggoboihour9746 5 років тому +266

    Mosquito: I’m gonna give ya mal-
    Me: *wack*

    • @whomidity3953
      @whomidity3953 4 роки тому +14

      Me, a sickle cell carrier: *I am four parallel universes ahead of you*

    • @professionalberker
      @professionalberker 3 роки тому +1

      μαλάκα mosquito

  • @cal5401
    @cal5401 3 роки тому +40

    Dude this really solves a case I had way back when my cat killed a cricket. We were calm since it's was just a cricket but then smth literally wriggled out of it when my cat killed it too. I think it was that Gordian worm but we panicked and wondered how it came out of a cricket-

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Рік тому +3

      I hope your cat didn't swallow it. A person thinks pets will be safe wandering around next thing we know there are these creepy things hiding in crickets

    • @SheLightsUptheDark
      @SheLightsUptheDark Рік тому

      Wow

  • @DixonFrancoisJr
    @DixonFrancoisJr 10 років тому +136

    My gosh, parasites are horrifically firghtening. In addition, Ophio-Cordyceps is the concept virus used in the video game called The Last of Us. Incredible and informative video.

  • @exoticsandwich6466
    @exoticsandwich6466 7 років тому +896

    *"Since more than half of the species on Earth are parasites, it could be mor than we think."*
    That's it I'm moving to Mars, who's with me?

    • @raydai3708
      @raydai3708 4 роки тому +78

      The parasites in you, for sure.

    • @dismal8294
      @dismal8294 4 роки тому +39

      There is a 26.5901 chance that there is a necroa (necroa = zombie) virus on Mars. I'd be careful if I were you.

    • @gammawammajamma
      @gammawammajamma 4 роки тому +16

      @@dismal8294 XD u shut him down real quick

    • @andriyshapovalov8886
      @andriyshapovalov8886 4 роки тому

      Ever seen sci-fi 'Life'?

    • @reneedegroot3281
      @reneedegroot3281 4 роки тому

      Me

  • @nataloves
    @nataloves 9 років тому +29

    LOVE the animation! The ant zombification never stops creeping me out, even in animated form. I let out a cry of horror!

    • @stoar
      @stoar 8 років тому

      Sleep well!

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Рік тому +1

      It reminds me of radicalization, disinformation, and cults

  • @Local_Seagul
    @Local_Seagul 4 роки тому +99

    Thumbnail: meet the parasites
    My theater brain: meet the plastics

  • @kelliebriseno9894
    @kelliebriseno9894 5 років тому +122

    The cat sitting on the toilet scrolling through Instagram had me laughing so hard!!

    • @parmym.7177
      @parmym.7177 3 роки тому

      😂

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Рік тому +1

      I questioned myself, having 2 cats and basically always making sure they're content lol

  • @sunniesyde3637
    @sunniesyde3637 8 років тому +404

    this video freaked me out

    • @dearrain5639
      @dearrain5639 8 років тому

      me too :'(

    • @tysonlarson8027
      @tysonlarson8027 8 років тому +13

      Now i dont want to learn. Now i dont wanna do things. Im scared. Thanks TED-Ed

    • @oddeyes9046
      @oddeyes9046 8 років тому

      Tyson Larson yup

    • @anrudo
      @anrudo 7 років тому +2

      Maybe was not the video, Maybe was a parasite in your brain afraid, and he makes you afraid too, because he wants to leve

    • @mr.kenway4554
      @mr.kenway4554 7 років тому

      Plus the cat cower in fear by the parasite doing the throat slit gesture.

  • @BernadetteRTI
    @BernadetteRTI 8 років тому +550

    Cats have already infected the Internet

    • @avadae9126
      @avadae9126 7 років тому +4

      *improved

    • @beardyschultz
      @beardyschultz 6 років тому +1

      true...

    • @aRandomwacko
      @aRandomwacko 5 років тому

      @•LunaFloofy Moon• and then its uses you as a toilet

    • @nisanyagmuryalcn5511
      @nisanyagmuryalcn5511 5 років тому

      *F U R R I E S A N D N E K O*

    • @msa110
      @msa110 4 роки тому

      The internet has a pretty big case of pornosites too lol

  • @nickchamp2195
    @nickchamp2195 8 років тому +800

    What if we are the parasite and earth is the host??

    • @jacobhertz8044
      @jacobhertz8044 8 років тому +13

      NickChamp ...mind blown 💣

    • @BuniSlug
      @BuniSlug 8 років тому +135

      NickChamp Well, that would explain why we're already looking for other planets. We are indeed parasites

    • @agatlingpea2232
      @agatlingpea2232 8 років тому +6

      Angela Marie lol

    • @nickchamp2195
      @nickchamp2195 8 років тому +2

      Gameron Gaming yes

    • @chancehowe5812
      @chancehowe5812 8 років тому +5

      +GUESTKID9976 VIDEOS
      Then I think you are an immune response for the Earth...

  • @randomly_random_0
    @randomly_random_0 3 роки тому +19

    I remember using this video for my biology report in college. All of my classmates enjoyed my report even though im not that good at speaking in front of bunch people

  • @legotoolboxtheepic202
    @legotoolboxtheepic202 6 років тому +70

    0:20 Woah! Patrick, you really let go of yourself.

  • @WillVee
    @WillVee 8 років тому +91

    that last little bit makes me feel insecure about how i act and how my brain thinks lol

  • @Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush
    @Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush 7 років тому +15

    Amazing! I literally asked myself that question before he presented it, "How much of our behavior is controlled by parasites?"

  • @abelyurianda6324
    @abelyurianda6324 6 років тому +471

    *So then.. WHO IS CONTROLLING THE PARASITES ?!?*

  • @a-fool-fated-to-fall
    @a-fool-fated-to-fall 3 роки тому +5

    This genuinely used to scare me but now it’s one of the most interesting topics I’ve ever studied.

  • @alyssasalvia1596
    @alyssasalvia1596 6 років тому +11

    This video went from educational to existential crisis

  • @emma12509
    @emma12509 10 років тому +22

    I love the graphics, makes learning so much fun

  • @GregTom2
    @GregTom2 8 років тому +106

    Rule of thumb:
    Don't shit where you drink. Don't shit where you feed. Don't shit where your food feeds (expecially if your food is pig). Don't drink the water your food shat in. Don't have sex with your food. Don't eat something that eats humans. Don't eat humans.
    These simple guidelines should eliminate most food chain dependant parasytic life cycles by not making them a cycle at all.
    Then again, one could say that toxoplasmosis has a symbiotic relationship with the cat. The cat can just shit in the water source to make the mice suicidal drones? That's a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge evolutionnary advantage. Maybe it's in fact the cats that parasyte the toxoplasmosis. Just like they parasyte human psychology by being fake babies. Cute little fuckers.
    But maybe toxiplasmosis has a detrimental effect on the health of the cats, and cats were already good enough hunters as it is, without there being suicidal mouses? Could that explain why cats burry their excrements? Did cats evolve the preference for their excrements to not be out in the open because of toxoplasmosis?

    • @stevewarren5913
      @stevewarren5913 8 років тому +21

      dont have sex with my food...
      you ruin all the fun.

    • @edloki3057
      @edloki3057 8 років тому +7

      +GregTom2 None of your strategies would defeat the mighty Malaria!

    • @GregTom2
      @GregTom2 8 років тому +2

      I specified food chain dependant didn't I?

    • @stevewarren5913
      @stevewarren5913 8 років тому +1

      greg your mind is vast!

    • @101jir
      @101jir 8 років тому

      Except if I recall correctly, they don't have much control over that part. It is the rodent that consumes (or gets near, I don't remember) the cat's feces, not the cat doing anything with its own. The rodent then seeks out a cat, not the other way around. Not necessarily the same cat as the one that produced the feces.

  • @pmtclock
    @pmtclock 5 років тому +3

    Meet the parasites: your child, your boss, messed up people, that ratty little child that won’t leave you alone

  • @bluberri4367
    @bluberri4367 3 роки тому +2

    This brings back memories from my elementary years, when I used to watch this 24/7

  • @coolbreeze5683
    @coolbreeze5683 9 місяців тому +3

    I took an antibiotic for a parasitic infection and it messed up my gut and my nervous system. I looked online and there were groups of people on the same antibiotic who had the same adverse effects. Doctors have no idea what's going on but it's possible the body has some beneficial parasites that it functions with. When taking the anti-parasitic antibiotic, it had a Scorched Earth Effect that killed the bad ones as well as the good. It's scary how anything can throw the body off balance.

  • @shirabe64
    @shirabe64 8 років тому +6

    I've heard that toxoplasma cases are somewhat high in France due to infected cats leaving feces around farms and fields that feed cattle. So the cattle get infected from their food, and people get infected by eating undercooked meat. And with a number of French dishes using rare beef, it became a bit of a problem. I don't think it's anywhere near crisis conditions and this may be old news, but you do have to watch what you order and how you want it cooked to lower the risk.

  • @Caru5
    @Caru5 3 роки тому +3

    The animation in this one was just on point

  • @Takayama-sama
    @Takayama-sama 8 років тому +150

    I wonder if there is a mind altering parasite that makes people act like complete jerks? I would be nice to have an explanation for their poor behavior.

    • @aetriandimitri190
      @aetriandimitri190 7 років тому +4

      Michael Guider if anything people who act nice are the ones with parasites, humans are genetically engineered to be selfish and rude to others

    • @troglodyte4207
      @troglodyte4207 7 років тому +2

      Michael Guider
      It’s called religion

    • @kamikaze6198
      @kamikaze6198 5 років тому +1

      @@troglodyte4207 same goes the sjw's and almost any other people
      Except for those who are mentally ill
      Cuz it already broken

    • @scohcwocoacig
      @scohcwocoacig 5 років тому +2

      Jerkoplasma

    • @frizzlemcshizzle9159
      @frizzlemcshizzle9159 5 років тому +4

      I mean, although this was posted 3 years ago it kind of makes sense.
      Humans are social animals and have always been in groups to survive, maybe a parasite that causes humans to become distant to other humans causes them to become easy prey.
      But ehhh

  • @wannabewyvern
    @wannabewyvern 2 роки тому +1

    I love the artstyle and the way all the critters shown in the video are personified

  • @nitroboosting1622
    @nitroboosting1622 3 роки тому +55

    “And theres this virus Corona,He is not loved nor hatedWe just have him there.”

    • @NitroJack
      @NitroJack 3 роки тому +5

      Well it's not a parasite, it's just a circle with spikes

    • @tartaglia.
      @tartaglia. 3 роки тому +1

      @@NitroJack it’s a virus

    • @NitroJack
      @NitroJack 3 роки тому +5

      @@tartaglia. virus = circle with spikes

  • @fuelledtothebrim3940
    @fuelledtothebrim3940 9 років тому +760

    Wait so... There's humans being effected by Toxoplasma?
    Who is the guy that's been eating cat shit? Own up!

    • @Alexaflohr
      @Alexaflohr 9 років тому +150

      +Fuelled to the Brim
      A lot of people. All they have to do is touch cat shit and transfer it accidentally to their eyes, nose, or mouth. Pretty much anyone with poor hygiene and a cat can get infected.

    • @fuelledtothebrim3940
      @fuelledtothebrim3940 9 років тому +56

      +Alexander Abrams-Flohr I was joking, but that's really interesting to know, thanks!

    • @lev6236
      @lev6236 9 років тому +29

      +Fuelled to the Brim but we're too complex too be controlled by the virus. The immune system will quickly counteract the "mind control" and attack the parasite

    • @lilavahgt6486
      @lilavahgt6486 9 років тому +3

      +Fuelled to the Brim WAIT WTF??!?

    • @lilavahgt6486
      @lilavahgt6486 9 років тому +3

      +Fuelled to the Brim WAIT WTF??!?

  • @l000tube
    @l000tube 9 років тому +5

    Amazing! thanks, i watch these videos constantly, please DO NOT stop what your doing, my children (and me) depend on it.

  • @FirstnameLastname-bm7gz
    @FirstnameLastname-bm7gz 4 роки тому +13

    From my research on coronavirus, they alter the host behaviour as well. Host usually defy staying at home orders and have the urge to travel.

  • @ByzantiumOPB85
    @ByzantiumOPB85 3 роки тому +5

    Insights are much appreciated. Talented writing, narration, and animation; cheerio.

  • @macgopal4882
    @macgopal4882 Рік тому +3

    One thing about The zombie fungus is that doesn't actually control the hosts mind. It controls The muscles of its victims!
    Which makes it 10x more terrifying because the host is aware of its surroundings but it can't do anything about it.

  • @fuzuki2482
    @fuzuki2482 3 роки тому +23

    When parasites takes over their host brain, do they receive a directive? Like "Devore this species"? What purpose do they have in the first place.

    • @chillycoldchomper9389
      @chillycoldchomper9389 3 роки тому

      I don't know exactly what parasites do, but they are absolutely cunts

    • @SidVacant69
      @SidVacant69 3 роки тому

      To take over the world.

    • @urmama54
      @urmama54 3 роки тому

      @@SidVacant69 *to maintain control of the world

  • @notmine940
    @notmine940 6 років тому +9

    1:55 what I look like trying to beat a level in a game while trying to be nice and make eye contact with my dad while doing it

  • @TheArchanoz
    @TheArchanoz 10 років тому +6

    These animations are so well done haha

  • @ZapPea_35
    @ZapPea_35 2 роки тому +2

    2:06 Really cool and interesting that the tropical ant wear sunglasses

  • @葉傑夫
    @葉傑夫 5 років тому +15

    Eddie: "See! I got a parasite"
    Venom: "Parasite?! Apologize!"

  • @Markus9705
    @Markus9705 10 років тому +867

    Mind controlling parasites? Isn't God's creation wonderful!

    • @alexandrepois
      @alexandrepois 10 років тому +72

      Jnan Mckenzie It was sarcasm, bro! Read it again with a sarcastic voice.

    • @alexr6705
      @alexr6705 10 років тому

      I know a fungus is not a parasite, but he forgot cordiceps

    • @alexr6705
      @alexr6705 10 років тому +5

      Opps. Nvh I am stupid

    • @mavila1368
      @mavila1368 10 років тому

      Ya just like mosquitos and roaches!

    • @mavila1368
      @mavila1368 10 років тому +1

      The Toast Ooohhhh you're terrible. XD

  • @justadude1255
    @justadude1255 3 роки тому +9

    "We are not just infecting, we are changing lives"

    • @laz719
      @laz719 Рік тому

      Dhar Mann Reference

  • @skye7489
    @skye7489 7 років тому +4

    AAAHHH THIS SENT CHILLS THROUGH MY BODY 😭

  • @explosivedude8295
    @explosivedude8295 2 роки тому +2

    My brain: Nah, there aren't any parasites controlling me.
    Me: Only a parasite would say that

  • @sheetaljagannatham
    @sheetaljagannatham 6 років тому +9

    Such awesome animations! Thank you Ted Ed!

  • @XM8A1
    @XM8A1 8 років тому +96

    "And this is the Ophio Cordyceps Fungus"
    The Last of Us anyone?

    • @thedoomslayer4327
      @thedoomslayer4327 6 років тому +4

      nelson voss I knew I would find a guy who's going to reference the last of us in this comment section

    • @obiwankenobi4252
      @obiwankenobi4252 6 років тому +7

      Luckly it doesn't affect humans
      *EAS STARTS PLAYING*
      Wait nevermind

    • @ovcole
      @ovcole 6 років тому +1

      It could spread from ants to humans if the ants are eaten by another species which are eaten by us...damn 0_0

    • @ovcole
      @ovcole 4 роки тому +2

      @Wth happened to my name Oh that was a year ago,congrats but still thanks for correcting me.

  • @larryfitzgerald2055
    @larryfitzgerald2055 8 років тому +151

    Damn nature, you scary...

  • @queazy03
    @queazy03 3 роки тому +10

    Fail. I have never been let down by a TED video so much. Not once was there any mention of politicians

  • @nicholasc.5944
    @nicholasc.5944 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for not playing the mosquito sound effect, I really hate it

  • @no-named-noob4678
    @no-named-noob4678 5 років тому +3

    A parasite changed my mood so I can watch this video

  • @activex1643
    @activex1643 8 років тому +101

    why the fuck does Toxoplasma look like Patrick star.

  • @jacobwalker2250
    @jacobwalker2250 4 роки тому +3

    "Which of these entities can manipulate animals many times its size?"
    Bloodbenders "You obviously haven't met me."

  • @ilsoonjang6111
    @ilsoonjang6111 2 роки тому +3

    Parasites: Let’s make this human brain make bad choices!
    My brain: I am 4 parallel universe ahead of you

  • @Electroblade360
    @Electroblade360 3 роки тому +2

    I'm Dying At The Fact That The Cricket Yeets The Glass Of Water Because It Prefers Dry Land XD

  • @danwilkinson2797
    @danwilkinson2797 3 роки тому +1

    It may not be a parasite but candida effects most humans behavior and is in most peoples guts .

  • @lukesumberg9182
    @lukesumberg9182 7 років тому +22

    Best book ever. Read "This is Your Brain on Parasites". It covers all of these parasites and more!

    • @Huntr6420
      @Huntr6420 3 роки тому

      Writer and author??

  • @kvd1
    @kvd1 3 роки тому +4

    For example the zombie fungus can be used to get rid of invasive ant species that feed on our crops, and the Gord dian worm (some people call it a hair worm) can be used to kill cockroaches and crickets that infest our homes and feed on crops.
    and that’s what like to call a helping tail or thread.

  • @subscirbetomefornoreason3691
    @subscirbetomefornoreason3691 6 років тому +58

    0:18 That parasite looks like **FOREVER ALONE MEME** 😂😂

  • @BloonProductions
    @BloonProductions 5 років тому

    Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

  • @ArcadeEraBeats
    @ArcadeEraBeats 6 років тому +1

    Well that was a terrifying note to end on

  • @MsCindyrich
    @MsCindyrich 3 роки тому +4

    Ive actually heard of every parasite mentioned in this video.

  • @CoralReaper707
    @CoralReaper707 2 роки тому +4

    "Don't worry, there probably aren't any cats living in your body and controlling your thoughts".
    Or are there...?

  • @Jar.Headed
    @Jar.Headed 4 роки тому +7

    2:14 - Me when I fall in a ravine in minecraft , and trying to get to water

  • @Fishwers
    @Fishwers 3 місяці тому +1

    Rabies is probably one of the most terrifying things you could think of. Contagious, deadly, quick acting, and not curable.

  • @hellodude6267
    @hellodude6267 5 років тому +1

    I had malaria. It sucks.
    First you have a minor head annoyance, and it makes you tired. You go to sleep.
    You wake up with a fever, and chills!
    You have a terrible headache, and you can't move. You cant sleep, or ANYTHING! You're just there, silently suffering!
    Btw when i say high fever, I'm not talking about what you get during the flu. No. It's fever is way worse than the flu.

    • @ramziabukar1017
      @ramziabukar1017 5 років тому +1

      Hello Dude, the fact that there are only vaccines and no medications is terrible, not to mention vaccines don’t really function properly

  • @Fluffypancakes-o7q
    @Fluffypancakes-o7q Рік тому +3

    *"MEET THE PARASITES"*
    *(Meet the spy music plays)*

  • @projectkepleren
    @projectkepleren 5 років тому +4

    2:22 in most case, the ant actually bite it self till it die

  • @HUM4N4TUR3
    @HUM4N4TUR3 4 роки тому +63

    coronavirus: *heyyyyyyyyy wut u guys doin*

    • @junio0o768
      @junio0o768 4 роки тому +9

      Anthea Ng its not a parasite though, but yeah its dangerous definitely

    • @jacquefernbuckteeth6539
      @jacquefernbuckteeth6539 4 роки тому

      It's a virus' so it kinda counts

    • @microska2656
      @microska2656 4 роки тому +4

      All viruses are parasites, most of them might not control minds but use the bodies of their hosts to replicate with nothing but pain and misery in return

    • @funicat
      @funicat 4 роки тому +1

      @Anthea Ngnah rabies is much more fatal

  • @rourouxiao0724
    @rourouxiao0724 6 років тому +1

    About Toxoplasma, the immune system in most species in most cases defeats Toxoplasma quickly and without symptoms, forcing the parasite to retreat into microscopic cysts.

  • @3APNHA
    @3APNHA 5 років тому +1

    This is insane, I love TedEd

  • @corvidwyrm4113
    @corvidwyrm4113 6 років тому +4

    My cat is safe from toxoplasmosis. He’s the most precious thing in the world. We have guineapigs and a rabbit, and he’s terrified of them. Also we originally got him as a mouser. Thanks barsik.

  • @lemonslisterine1862
    @lemonslisterine1862 4 роки тому +3

    I'm literally a parasite to my parents. They're stuck with me for 18 years and I eat their food and take their resources.

  • @annebasco6871
    @annebasco6871 3 роки тому +6

    1:58 me pulling an all nighter:

  • @nomiishdeori274
    @nomiishdeori274 2 роки тому +1

    i love it so much it actually helps you in classes 10 11 12

  • @a.jewell_6223
    @a.jewell_6223 3 роки тому +1

    “I’m not usually like this my parasite is just acting up”

  • @keiranmcmullan1728
    @keiranmcmullan1728 3 роки тому +4

    What if consciousness isn’t real and we are all just parasites in meat suits talking to each other……..

    • @gielileo_gielilei
      @gielileo_gielilei 3 роки тому

      we are actually a parasite literally in the lens of the universe :)

  • @kaizermmm
    @kaizermmm 8 років тому +29

    nice animation! ahah

  • @apotato9227
    @apotato9227 6 років тому +14

    sees “cordyceps”
    Last Of Us’ Joel:
    ELLIE A CLICKERRR

  • @xyz-yb6ep
    @xyz-yb6ep 5 місяців тому +1

    remember an idea can be a parasite too

  • @shaffikmanzi7321
    @shaffikmanzi7321 5 років тому

    one of the best animations

  • @jeromeeuler168
    @jeromeeuler168 8 років тому +6

    This world just keeps getting stranger:-(
    but the strangeness is also an exciting feat.

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan 10 років тому +12

    MUST COMMENT ON ALL TEDTALK VIDEOS... MUST... COMMENT....

    • @AnstonMusic
      @AnstonMusic 10 років тому +5

      This ain't tedtalk, this is Ted-ed...

    • @DeconvertedMan
      @DeconvertedMan 10 років тому +8

      Andy Flow [Music Producer] BECOME ONE OF US ONE OF US

  • @Insect_Expert1489
    @Insect_Expert1489 3 роки тому +4

    2:44 Don’t worry the tree ants population is alright but will do more research about the Cordyceps fungi

    • @flargarbason1740
      @flargarbason1740 3 роки тому

      They’re actually great for the ecosystem by controlling the population.

  • @-Vitalis-
    @-Vitalis- 5 років тому +2

    My parents tell me I'm a parasite.
    ...
    I dunno why, I'm just planning to live inside the basement until I die.

  • @briannakenan9561
    @briannakenan9561 3 роки тому +1

    I love the animations in this video

  • @yumpaloomp9741
    @yumpaloomp9741 3 роки тому +3

    Perhaps the parasites are making me watch videos about them so they can know how far we have understood them

  • @myeheheh6887
    @myeheheh6887 4 роки тому +8

    0:06 what happens to you Patrick?

  • @lolmeh2039
    @lolmeh2039 5 років тому +3

    "They probably aren't any cats living inside your body controlling you mind... I men probably"

  • @sahilsudan550
    @sahilsudan550 4 роки тому

    One of the most scariest video I ever saw.

  • @Juxtapose76
    @Juxtapose76 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. God bless..🙏💖🕊️