[http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Mind_Worms Mind worms] are horrible creatures from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier's_Alpha_Centauri Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri], where they are known to strike fear into armies for their ability to paralyze opponents from a distance with psi blasts, then burrow into the their skull of their opponents and make them suffer from delusions and nightmares until the worm finishes consuming their brainor laying ravenous larvae.