Zombie ants controlled by fungus

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 12:21 in Biology & Nature

In a bizarre parasitic death sentence, a fungus turns carpenter ants into the walking dead and gets them to die in a spot that's perfect for the fungus to grow and reproduce.

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