Whilst the parasite resides within the host, it alters their memories to be completely unaware of its existence.
Through its attachment to the host’s brain stem, it is able to assume direct control over host’s body at any time. It usually only wrests control away from the host in order to infect other individuals, and seems to have a preference for infesting older females; Usually those that have already undergone childbirth.
Our scientists are still speculating as to why this might be, but extreme caution is to be taken with this species due to its ability to spread rapidly and secretly.