Love Strawberries? Well, You Won't After Watching This Video

We are all familiar with the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables as they are packed with essential minerals, vitamins, and fibre. But here’s something that might make you pause the next time you’re about to take a bite of that juicy strawberry.

In a recent viral video, a close-up examination of a strawberry under a microscope reveals an unsettling sight. In the beginning, the camera focuses on the exterior surface of the strawberry, which appears to be swarming with tiny insects, particularly around the seeds. Watching these tiny insects crawl will surely give you creeps. However, the person then decides to thoroughly wash the strawberry. After washing, it is again placed under the microscope which shows that the insects have disappeared, leaving the surface seemingly clean.

But just when you think it is now safe to take a bite, the next part of the video will again change your mind. The person then slices a small piece of the strawberry and places it under the microscope once again. This time, the close-up view reveals another horrifying site, showing tiny worms wriggling inside the fruit.

Sharing the video on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), a user named Fred DiBiase wrote, “Let’s look at a strawberry under a telescope. Must Watch.”

Watch the video here:

Since its online debut on April 1, 2024, the video has amassed over 10.8 million views and sparked a variety of reactions from online users in the comment section. One user wrote, This is frightening! Do we really know what we are eating?” while another commented, “OMG I’m never eating unwashed fruit again!!”

Overlooking the bugs, many online users humorously pointed out the discrepancy where the fruit was referred to as being placed under a “telescope” and not a microscope as stated in the caption. “You did it wrong. You should use the Hubble Telescope, instead, to see more and things that are further away. Strawberry fields forever!” a person wrote.

A commenter wrote, “Telescope vs microscope. The lack of animal products is impacting your ability to think. No surprise there.”

“Is that a strawberry or a Jupiter that u need telescope to check it. And stop discouraging people from eating strawberries for god’s sake,” another comment read.

Several comments included suggestions for eliminating fruit bugs with one user advising, “It’s well-known strawberries have bugs, soak them in water with either vinegar or baking soda or salt for 20+ minutes.”