According to foreign media reports, about the zombie legend, although often creepy, but that is, after all, only legend. However, in the real world of nature, there do exist animal zombies or similar zombie phenomenon, such as walking corpse syndrome, mind control, etc.. The following are ten cases of strange and scary zombies in the real world: 1, can control the human brain cat litter parasites cat litter parasites can make people become slaves to brain control. This statement is not alarmist, not to mention a joke, because there is such a terrible parasite – Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasma gondii). This parasite is a feline intestinal coccidian that can cause changes in the connections between nerve cells in the brain of cat owners, which in turn can affect their senses and behavior and may even lead to psychosis. It is this parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, which can cause severe damage to the fetal brain, which is why it is frowned upon for pregnant women to go near cats and cat litters. Rats infected with this parasite have exhibited bizarre behavior, beginning to be extremely attracted to cat urine and running around quickly to attract the cat’s attention. However, researchers are still unsure of the mechanism by which this parasite alters human behavior. 2, the golden wasp will turn the cockroach into a zombie like drive After the cockroach is stung by the parasitic wasp golden wasp stinger, all its own free will is lost, the whole day headless by the golden wasp drive, like a dog pulling a sled. The golden wasp will drive the cockroach into its underground nest and then lay its eggs in the cockroach’s abdomen. When the eggs hatch, they start feeding on the cockroach’s body from the inside out, while the cockroach is still alive. After about a month, the mature golden wasp crawls out of the cockroach’s body. 3. Walking corpse syndrome Walking corpse syndrome is also known as Cottar’s syndrome. People with this condition are not real zombies, but they feel like they are dying. This rare form of insanity is thought to be caused by a disconnection between the area of the brain responsible for cognition of the face and the emotional area related to cognition. Patients are unable to recognize their own face in the mirror, even though they know that the person in the mirror is themselves. These individuals may believe that they no longer exist, or that their brain is alive but their body is decaying, or that they have lost their blood and internal organs. 4. Parasites control zombie snails There is a part of the snail’s body in the picture that many people may mistake for the snail’s tentacles, which are actually not tentacles at all, but a double-disc sucking worm called Leucochloridium paradoxum. This parasite can enter the snail’s digestive system and grow into a long tube filled with hundreds of caecilians that have the ability to live and die. Next, the long tube invades the snail’s tentacles, creating a bizarre, swollen, throbbing appearance as a way to attract the bird’s attention. After the bird eats the snail, it becomes a host for the parasite’s second stage of growth. After the eggs are excreted onto the plant through the bird’s feces, they are then parasitized on other snails and continue to begin their cycle of life. 5. Schizophrenia has caused zombie speculation These real-life zombie events that occurred in Haiti have caused most people to be suspicious because there are no official written records. A woman died at age 30 and was buried the same day, but three years later she was found near her village, seemingly unable to speak or eat, and was recognized by her family and friends. A 26-year-old man fell ill with a fever and died 3 days later, but 19 months later he reappeared at a nearby gathering, where his father and uncle thought he was a zombie. There have also been a number of similar bizarre incidents. Researchers suspect that these incidents may be due to the person or loved ones suffering from schizophrenia, or they may be the result of mistaken identity. 6, parasitic wasps control caterpillars throughout their lives Imagine the following horrific scenario: a parasite lays eggs inside you and then hatches numerous hungry larvae that feed on your flesh inside you. Then the larvae bite through your skin and crawl out. This horrible scenario happens to the poor caterpillar, the parasite that is the velvet cocoon wasp. However, the caterpillar’s nightmare does not end after the larvae crawl out. The larvae crawl to a nearby tree trunk or leaf and begin to weave their cocoons, but the zombie caterpillars are still under their control. Instead of starting their own free life, the caterpillars lie on their cocoons to protect the larvae of the parasitic wasps. Once the parasitic wasp grows to maturity, the caterpillar also comes to the end of its life. 7.Tetrodotoxin can turn people into zombies As the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world, the skin, ovaries, gonads and liver of puffer fish contain a deadly toxin that is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide. A single puffer fish can poison 30 people. This tetrodotoxin can cause general numbness and paralysis in those who are poisoned. Theoretically, tetrodotoxin can make people numb as if they were dead, so it is also known as “zombie powder”. 8, fungus makes ants into zombie ants In this picture, a mushroom has grown out of the head of an ant. This strange phenomenon is caused by a parasitic fungus called Cordyceps. The parasitic fungus infects the ants’ brains and turns them into zombie ants, then drives the zombie ants to the most suitable place for the fungus to grow and spread, and finally kills the ants. Researchers believe that there may be thousands of such fungi in tropical rainforests around the world. 9, the parasite can make locusts kill themselves Crickets and locusts infected with Spinochordodes tellinii golden nematode will develop a desire to die. The parasite often forms larvae in water and then grows to maturity inside the cricket or locust, reaching a length of three to four times the host’s body length. Once mature, the golden nematode turns locusts into zombies and drives them to drown after they are automatically thrown into the water. Through this cruel way, the golden nematode will return to the water to give birth to more larvae and start a new cycle of life again. 10. Barnacles turn crabs into thoughtless surrogate mothers Barnacles are not only parasitic on crabs, but if the crabs are male, they will also castrate these males so that the male crabs completely lose their desire to reproduce. The barnacles will then inject themselves into the crab. At this point, the barnacles no longer need their own shells, and the crabs become the most ideal shell for the barnacles. The energy that would have been used for the crab’s growth and reproduction is transferred to the barnacle’s growth process. As the barnacles begin to reproduce, the crabs whose brains are controlled begin to carefully care for the barnacles’ offspring again, just as they do for their own children.