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Originally Posted by Saya
You know whats scary AND real? Zombie ants.
That stick thing growing out of it is a fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), that takes control of the ant's brain, makes it crawl up a high plant, kills it and then bursts out of its body.
And don't make me post pictures of slugs and earwigs. |
Remote controlled ants... scary.
I wonder what the reproductive purpose is for the fungus. The ants distribute the spores up high, so there is more chance of infecting other ants?