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Horsehair Worms: The Real-Life Body Snatchers Hiding in Plain Sight
Few creatures provoke as much unease as horsehair worms. Long, thin, and eerily alive, they appear suddenly in puddles, toilets, water troughs, or damp soil—often writhing as if animated by something unnatural. For centuries, people believed these worms were born from horse manes left soaking in water, a superstition