# Seriously Spooky Species

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**Created:** [October 27, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/seriously-spooky-species/57648 "2024-10-27T17:26:20Z")\
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> [@oksanaetal](#):
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> It’s almost Halloween. Does anyone know any life form that gives you the chills?

There are lots. The first two that come to mind are:

[Vampire bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/366347-Desmodontinae). Creepy because they hit you while you’re sleeping.

[The nematode _Myrmeconema neotropicum_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeconema_neotropicum), which incidentally has [NO observations on iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1564870-Myrmeconema-neotropicum). Creepy because it does mind control, like many internal parasites.

I don’t find lampreys to be as creepy, because it’s pretty obvious when you have a garden hose hanging off of you. They don’t have that “sneaky” factor of you being asleep, or doing mind control on you.

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