Mind control fungus turns ants into zombies

[Walsingham]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science...rol-fungus.html

[kirottu]

So... vegetarism is bad? I knew it!

[Purkake]

Old much?

[Amentep]

Old much?

 

The article is about a new discovery that indicates the fungi was around doing its thing 48 million years ago (due to fossil leaf evidence).

[Gorgon]

There is a slug, or rather a fungi which lives on the slug whose reproductive cycle involves altering the slug's behaviour causing it to seek high ground and making its feelers bright red, attracting it to predation by birds who spread the fungi through their droppings. Same strategy as a fruit tree minus the suicidal zombie slug bit that is.

[Purkake]

Old much?

 

The article is about a new discovery that indicates the fungi was around doing its thing 48 million years ago (due to fossil leaf evidence).

Well, it's nice that we're getting the news on this in real time.

[Walsingham]

This merely echoes my complaint about the media not briefing us correctly. My next question is whether ther's any point in dropping tiny shotguns to the ants along with instructions to shoot for the head.

[Aram]

Old much?

At first glance I expected an article on Glenn Beck.

[Serrano]

This merely echoes my complaint about the media not briefing us correctly

 

To be fair some are making an effort - Not safe for work possibly.

[Amentep]

Old much?

 

The article is about a new discovery that indicates the fungi was around doing its thing 48 million years ago (due to fossil leaf evidence).

Well, it's nice that we're getting the news on this in real time.

 

I imagine it takes some time to find zombie ant bitten leaf fossil evidence.