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The short 30-second clip shows the dead body of the creepy-crawly lying on a stretch of tarmac.

But what emerges from its corpse is utterly horrifying.

Similar to horror film, Alien, several long and squirming tentacles flail out of the body.

The nightmarish footage – which gives no indication of where it took place – was uploaded to YouTube last week and has since been viewed more than 45,000 times.

(Image: YOUTUBE)

(Image: YOUTUBE)

And viewers were absolutely disgusted at the footage.

One wrote: “Great! Now I have to know this s*** exists!?!”

Another added: “What the hell are you doing?”

There may however be a reasonable explanation behind the incident.

Parasitic horsehair worms invade insects – like crickets – and are believed to control their victim’s minds.

They can even make them commit suicide but luckily do not target humans.

Similar incidents have been caught on camera before, such as when one group of men fired a blowtorch at the worms to ensure they wouldn’t cause any more damage.

While the parasites offer no threat to mankind, it was recently revealed that blood-sucking ticks capable of killing humans with a single bite have invaded the UK.