Once the mantis ingests the infected insect, the C.Chordates formosanus starts as a larva in the gut of the small insects that the mantis preys on.Female horsehair appears to have a round and slightly swollen posterior end of their body, while males have a narrowed end. Both species have the same six cuticular structures of areoles on the surface, the significantly longer filaments on the female crowned areoles. Morphology Ĭhordodes formosanus is morphologically similar to Chordodes japonensis.
These worms can grow up to 90 cm long and can be extremely dangerous for their host, especially the praying mantis. Horsehair worms are obligate parasites that pass through different hosts at various stages. Chordodes formosanus is a horsehair worm that has the praying mantis as its definitive host.
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