The Atlantic rainforests of Brazil are a hotspot for biodiversity but they are also one of the most threatened ecosystems. 92% of this rainforests original coverage has already been lost. One of the reasons it is so important to protect this rainforest is the amazing species that call this place home, like a zombifying ant fungus!
Researchers have recently discovered a group of four kinds of fungus that can take over an ant’s body, controlling their behavior and turning them into zombies… spooky. After this fungus takes control of an unsuspecting ant it scopes out a sweet spot to spread its spores killing the poor zombie in the process.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/plos-fns030111.php
cool and scary at the same time
ya, true
I totally agree.
Me too
ZZzzombie ants are cooolll!
lets stop the dezise in the rain forest no zombies alowd
to bad Halloween has pased
Ok, this is too creepy.
What DO you mean.its not creepy at all
I’ve heard about this somewhere before…
Interesting…
I’m so scared and cooled out oof :)))’
i`m not scared at all.
Already knew that