Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is Your Brain on Parasites
amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Parasites-Manipulate-ebook/dp/B011H55MY0

Parasite Rex
amazon.com/Parasite-Rex-Bizarre-Dangerous-Creatures-ebook/dp/B000FC0SMS

Sacculina
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4087306

Jewel Wasp footage from the Entomological Society of America
youtu.be/ovo_T0KqdYg

Toxoplasma Gondii
cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html

***CREDITS***

Written, directed, hosted and edited by
Jake Roper

VFX and Cinematography by
Eric Langlay
youtube.com/user/ericdraven30

Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
jaypellizzi.com

Special thanks to my dad and Lee, RED Digital Cinema, Panasonic, DJI and fireplaces for keeping me warm.

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