Z0mbie Ants!?

[Freiwillige]

Man this creeps me out on so many levels. I cant wrap my head around it. How does a fungus, a non sentient being control an ant?:hmmm:

http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2011/03/return_of_the_brain-manipulating_zombie-ant_parasitic_fungi.php

[Growler]

Spooky, enit?

Now imagine that those fungus-controlled ants are fire ants... then they crawl into your ear, and burrow into your brain, and then the fungus takes over your brain...

[Gargamel]

Well, the whole argument about how it works can be summed in the final argument:

Well, that about wraps it up for God. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_fish_%28The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Gala xy%29#Babel_fish)


5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen (http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html)

[AVGWarhawk]

That is wild.

[Oberon]

I recall seeing pictures of the ants with the fungus growing out of cracks in their heads...it's...terrifying.

Nature can be a lot scarier than any sci-fi film, that's for certain...primarily because it's real. :dead:

[Dowly]

01:00 :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8

[Jimbuna]

http://www.mothersover40.com/files/animated_bloke_scratching_balls.gif

[Weiss Pinguin]

Ants sure do get picked on a lot:http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins

[Catfish]

Funghi must not necessarily be bad if attacking insects:

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-02/new-genetically-altered-fungus-targets-malaria-mosquitoes-slashing-disease-transmission

Seems at leats this time they might get to results without human suffering ("operation paperclip" anyone ?)