Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - Wikipedia
WEBOphiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, [2] is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859, and currently found predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems.
What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that ... - CNN
WEBJan 25, 2023 · The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of mushroom-like fruiting bodies. These fungal parasites act as puppeteers,...
The Real Zombie Fungus That Inspired HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’
WEBJan 26, 2023 · The apocalyptic takeover of the human species by a mind-controlling fungal pathogen is implausible, David Hughes, an entomologist at Penn State University who advised on the video game, tells...
How a mind-controlling fungal parasite turns insects into zombies
WEBApr 18, 2023 · The fungal parasite, whose deadly methods could rival any cinematic horror creature, infects flies, feeds on their bodies slowly from the inside, and then eerily manipulates them into performing a series of specific behaviors at a fixed time of day that will end with them assuming a useful pose (at least for the fungus) before dying.
Cordyceps zombie fungus takes over ants' bodies
WEBApr 18, 2019 · The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has just one goal: self-propagation and dispersal. Researchers think the fungus, found in tropical forests, infects a foraging ant through spores that...
The zombie fungus from 'The Last Of Us' is real - NPR
WEBJan 30, 2023 · Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, otherwise known as cordyceps or zombie-ant fungus, infects insects such as ants or spiders. Like other parasites, cordyceps drains its host completely of nutrients...
Zombie ants: meet the parasitic fungi that take control of living insects
WEBJun 11, 2019 · This astonishing variety of fungal pathogens and potential hosts has created some peculiar behaviour in insects as they have co-evolved to cope with the tactics of the fungi.
How the Zombie Fungus Takes Over Ants’ Bodies to Control Their Minds
WEBNov 14, 2017 · And its body belongs to Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the zombie-ant fungus. When the fungus infects a carpenter ant, it grows through the insect’s body, draining it of nutrients and hijacking...
Undead-End: Fungus That Controls Zombie-Ants Has Own Fungal …
WEBNov 8, 2012 · Undead-End: Fungus That Controls Zombie-Ants Has Own Fungal Stalker. A specialized parasite fungus can control ants' behavior. But that fungus also faces its own deadly, specialized...
‘Zombie ant’ fungi infected with parasites of their own | CNN
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Now, scientists have revealed that the ant-attacking fungus is infected with fungal parasites of its own, which could be helping to keep ant zombification in check, according to a new...
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