Who had "Zombie Cicadas" in August?
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@George-K The made me remember reading about another zombie fungus. But this one is with ants.
The fungus causes the ants to do a "death grip" on a leaf. But the interesting part is that it had to occur in a very very very specific spot for the fungus to live on
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"Most had: a) found their way to the north side of the plant, b) chomped on a leaf about 25 centimeters above the ground, c) selected a leaf in an environment with 94 to 95 percent humidity and d) ended up in a location with temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. The researchers called this specificity "remarkable."
-UNQUOTE-Crazy how the fungus could do that to an ant.
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