Now That's Creepy

“The [jewel] wasp stings a cockroach, transforming it into a passive zombie. The wasp can then walk its drugged victim into a burrow by the roach’s antenna, like a dog on a leash. The roach is perfectly capable of movement. It just lacks any motivation to move on its own behalf. The wasp lays an egg on the roach’s underside, and the roach simply stands there as the wasp larva emerges from the egg and digs into its abdomen.” —From “Mindsuckers,” Carl Zimmer’s National Geographic story exploring why some organisms will go to extremes to ensure their tormentor's survival