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January 1, 2011 ·
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'Zombie ants' controlled by fungus
By T.K. RandallJanuary 1, 2011 ·
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Image Credit: Magnus Manske CC-BY-SA
Scientists have found the oldest evidence of a parasitic fungus that turns ants in to zombies.
It sounds like something out of the X-Files yet this fungus not only exists today but has been around for 48 million years. David Hughes of Harvard University has been leading the research effort - "the question now is, what are the triggers that push a parasite not just to kill its host, but to take over its brain and muscles and then kill it," he says.The oldest evidence of a fungus that turns ants into zombies and makes them stagger to their death has been uncovered by scientists. The gruesome hallmark of the fungus's handiwork was found on the leaves of plants that grew in Messel, near Darmstadt in Germany, 48m years ago.
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