This is why you got to be careful what you feed your Chameleon.

[Lazereth]

Not sure how many of you seen this vid. It's not mine. I just stumbled a crossed it while being productive at work...

 

[Auracle]

Not sure how many of you seen this vid. It's not mine. I just stumbled a crossed it while being productive at work...

Oh my good lord.

 

[leedragon]

burn it with napalm

 

[Virgil1972]

Don't worry Sigourney Weaver will save us!

 

[Eric Adrignola]

Just a few horsehair worms.

 

[KLowery88]

Yikes... I definitely feel sorry for that poor mantis. Could the Horsehair Worms actually affect a chameleon though? Or is it just the insect carrying them?

 

[Dirtydominican77]

Not sure how many of you seen this vid. It's not mine. I just stumbled a crossed it while being productive at work...

Wtf, what kind of parasites are those? :O

 

[Bush baby]

This should be stickied on the top of the feeder section. This is why i refuse to feed my chams anything wild caught, no matter how attractive it may be; Bees, Katydids, wild caught Mantis, butterflies, nothing…and this is why!

 

[jajeanpierre]

This should be stickied on the top of the feeder section. This is why i refuse to feed my chams anything wild caught, no matter how attractive it may be; Bees, Katydids, wild caught Mantis, butterflies, nothing…and this is why!

No, it shouldn't be stickied on top of the feeder section. That parasite has nothing to do with any parasite that a chameleon might pick up. There are lots of weird and gross parasites out there that wont infect chameleons.

 

[Rafiki-Loko]

wow, that is insane.

 

[leedragon]

even house bred feeders can carry parasites. it was posted some days ago that jacksones have been found to carry man transmitting parasites

 

[trickedoutbiker]

Holy fuggin spawn of satan!

How the heck did all of THAT, come out of that ONE praying mantis!!!???? That must have been some serious pain. Wow. Poor thing....

This just gave me the heebie jeebies.

 

[savage13]

Makes you wonder about wild-caught chameleon and the parasites that they usually carry?

 

[kinyonga]

This explains the parasite....
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/absurd-creature-horsehair-worm/
Here's the same type of parasite in a cricket....

 

[HardlyQuinn]

Oh my EW

 

[Scout]

I've seen this in person, I wanted to shower in flames after I witnessed this...

 

[leedragon]

I've seen this in person, I wanted to shower in flames after I witnessed this...

aye, I hear you.

 

[ChamDE86]

Praying Mantis should have started slashing the parasites to pieces afterwards

 

[Dr O]

mmmmm!!! whole-wheat pasghetti!!

 

[NERVOUS]