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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the fungus that infects ants and makes them walk to a place optimal for its growth. Luckily for the ants, there is a fungus that infects this fungus so only a little more than 5% of its spores are viable. photo by Jay E

Zombies are real! (sort of) When Ophiocordyceps fungus infects an ant, fungal cells infiltrate its body. The fungus drives the ant to climb and lock its jaws on a plant stem. The fungus later emerges from the ant's head, dropping spores on unsuspecti

Sometimes, nature delivers something truly nightmarish. Take 'zombie fungus', for instance. Once an ant has been sprinkled with its spores, the parasitic fungus 'Ophiocordyceps unilateralis' penetrates the cuticle and begins to infect the ant’s

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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis,known as cordyceps or zombie-ant fungus, infects insects such as ants or spiders. As a parasite, cordyceps drains its host completely of nutrients before filling its body with spores that will let the fungus reproduce. #Th