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Parasitic worms 'manipulate' mantises onto asphalt roads, say researchers
OSAKA -- Every autumn, dead mantises can be seen lying on the asphalt of roads. A type of parasitic worm may be leading the creatures to their deaths
This image provided by associate professor Takuya Sato of Kyoto University shows a Harabiro mantis walking on asphalt. When they measured the amount of horizontally polarized light reflecting off of it, they found it was of a similar strength to water surfaces that infected mantises would jump into. In order to confirm the creatures' actual behavior, the group released infected mantises onto asphalt and cement roads painted three different colors.
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