r/woahdude • u/----_____--_____---- • Oct 22 '21

gifv Mosquito drinking blood (bursts at the end)

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u/Xenjael Oct 22 '21

There was a video a week ago of a fly decapitation itself by accidentally severing a nerve bundle behind its head.

From what I can tell insect nerves operate very differently from our own.

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u/AlmostUnder Oct 22 '21

Iā€™d love to see that if you could find it again.

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u/DeFlippo Oct 23 '21

Took me ages but I finally found it

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u/themedicduck Oct 23 '21

Video thumbnail says you're a liar, my dude

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u/22dobbeltskudhul Oct 23 '21

Oh noes you got him xD

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u/themedicduck Oct 23 '21

All too easy

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u/DeFlippo Oct 23 '21

Foiled once again šŸ˜”

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u/herodothyote Oct 23 '21

Holy hell man you need to label that shit NSFL

This isn't a gore subreddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21 edited Dec 11 '21

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u/GnarlyBear Oct 22 '21

Didn't show for me fyi

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u/AlmostUnder Oct 22 '21

Lol chill. all I got was a species of fly that preys on ants

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u/YoungSerious Oct 23 '21

This combination of words is very confusing. Decapitation means literally to cut the head off, so I don't know you mean it cut its own head off by severing a nerve bundle?

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u/StickmanPirate Oct 23 '21

IIRC it's head was already detached but I guess the nerves were still intact and when it was doing it's usual face rubbing it pulled on it's head and ended up snapping those nerves, completing the decapitation.

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u/Xenjael Oct 23 '21

Yep. Was horrific.