Fungus Makes Zombie Ants Do All the Work

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 17:28 in Physics & Chemistry

Problem: you’re a fungus that can only flourish at a certain temperature, humidity, location and distance from the ground but can’t do the legwork to find that perfect spot yourself. Solution: hijack an ant’s body to do the work for you--and then inhabit it. [More]

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