If you’re even a casual science fan you’ve likely heard of the cordyceps fungi group before. The genus includes hundreds of known species, but the ones that get the most attention are those that invade the bodies of common insects like caterpillars and ants, seemingly invading their minds and turning them into zombies before eventually killing the host.
A new study into one particular cordyceps species, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, reveals how the fungus takes over its insect host and offers some surprising revelations about the “zombie” aspect, or lack thereof.
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New study reveals how a unique fungus creates ‘zombie ants’ originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 24 Jul 2019 at 12:23:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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