Takuya Sato
- Horsehair worms can control a host's brain and steer it to water, where it drowns.
- Scientists have studied the worms' mind-controlling power for years. But what's really going on?
- New research shows these clever creatures figured out how to steal DNA in order to manipulate hosts.
Horsehair worms look like simple creatures on the surface, but they're actually some of nature's most sophisticated bodysnatchers.