Talk:List of allusions/@comment-76.232.207.196-20120301035112/@comment-76.126.30.17-20120314224019

I also highly agree. But to go even further, the episode relates to the tale of the Pied Piper. Since not only is there an adorable yet exponentially reproductive swarm like in star trek, but the parasprites also are led away by Pinkie's One man Band leading them back into the everfree forest. much like the pied piper leads rats to their deaths drowning in a river.

And parasprites are also a mix between parasites and sprites. Parasires, creatures which use other living organisms in a non-symbiotic relationship to attain nourishment. Sprites are a more interpretable thing, but in this case I think it refers to a fairy-like sprite, spirits that have wings and are not normal creatures. Another good inclusion of ancient myth and lore.