Tongue eaters, baby killers, and crab hackers- who is the creepiest parasite?

Our guest today is Adrian Smith,  head of the Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.  See some of his incredible arthropod videos and images here!
https://www.instagram.com/dradriansmith/
https://www.youtube.com/antlab

Content warning: Descriptions of animal violence and mild language. 

Our animal candidates:

Cuckoo bird
Braconid Wasp parasite- Dinocampus coccinellae
Tongue Eating Louse
Rove beetles- Xenodusa
Crab hacker barnacle
False Cleaner Wrasse

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