Still Waters Posted May 5, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2012 The zombie-ant fungus invades an ant's brain and causes it to march to its death at a mass grave where the fungus spores erupt out of its head - but ants have developed a way to fight back.The ants 'use' another fungus which 'eats' the fungus that turns ants into zombies - saving the colony from extinction. In a case where biology is stranger than fiction, the parasite of the zombie-ant fungus is itself a fungus - a hyperparasitic fungus that specializes in attacking the parasite that turns the ants into zombies,’ Hughes said http://www.dailymail...gus-fungus.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted May 5, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Loved this story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legaia Posted May 5, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 5, 2012 And yet another reason why ants are arguably the most amazing creatures on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 6, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I think its amazing those ants figured out what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerevarine Posted May 7, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I have been planning on writing a zombie novel for quite a while now, I think I may work this into the storyline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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