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Creepypasta 4: More SCP, Polybius and Grifter

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Parasitic Mind Control

The parasite world is filled with wonderful examples of various hosts that are hijacked not only like bodily but also their behavior is hijacked. So parasitic wasp larva they can control caterpillars by releasing octopamine into their systems. The protozoan toxoplasma gondi use rats as vehicles to get into cat intestines this is because their oosis can form inside cat feces. Three dozen studies have found a positive link between toxoplasma infection and human neurological disorders like schizophrenia.

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