The Top 10 Animal Superpowers
So you think Spiderman’s and Catwoman’s special powers are impressive. They’re nothing compared to what these creatures can do
- By Sarah Zielinski
- Smithsonian.com, December 06, 2012
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Parasitic Mind Control
In comic books, experts at mind control tell someone what to do, or plant an idea in a person’s mind, and then that individual does what they’re told. Parasites with this ability are a bit more subtle. Toxoplasma gondii, for example, has a life cycle that requires it to get from a rat to a cat. To accomplish that, it infects the rat’s brain and makes it less scared of felines and, thus, more likely to get eaten. More worrisome for humans, however, is a theory that T. gondii may infect people too and cause some to behave in self-destructive ways.
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Comments (3)
I think the top 10 animal super power should inculde the hammer headed Sharke and the python, they have power which no other animal in the world have.
Posted by Okemezie Victory on April 19,2013 | 05:43 PM
Pretty colors! I'd like to know more!
Posted by Kevin on January 10,2013 | 10:05 PM
Would it be possible for iPhones to view images? Thanks!
Posted by Mary on December 12,2012 | 11:29 PM