Z0mbie Ants!?

Freiwillige · 03-11-11, 01:51 PM

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?

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.

Dowly · 03-11-11, 03:15 PM

01:00

Jimbuna · 03-11-11, 04:42 PM

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 ?)

03-11-11, 01:51 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	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? http://scienceblogs.com/neurophiloso...itic_fungi.php

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	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... __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Well, the whole argument about how it works can be summed in the final argument: Well, that about wraps it up for God. 5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That is wild. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	01:00

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Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Ants sure do get picked on a lot:http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins __________________

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	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 ?)