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Freiwillige 03-11-11 01:51 PM

Z0mbie Ants!?
 
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/neurophiloso...itic_fungi.php

Growler 03-11-11 02:02 PM

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 03-11-11 02:03 PM

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

Well, that about wraps it up for God.


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AVGWarhawk 03-11-11 02:27 PM

That is wild.

Oberon 03-11-11 02:38 PM

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 03-11-11 03:15 PM

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

Jimbuna 03-11-11 04:42 PM

http://www.mothersover40.com/files/a...hing_balls.gif

Weiss Pinguin 03-11-11 04:49 PM

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

Catfish 03-11-11 05:01 PM

Funghi must not necessarily be bad if attacking insects:

http://www.popsci.com/science/articl...e-transmission

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


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