Zombifying fungi (on ants+flies)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/07/tech-zombie-ants-fungus.html
Apparently there's a fungi that can control the brain+nervous system of ants and flies and pratically takes over there body...
Zombie outbreak anyone? :O (Discuss)
March 15, 2011
6 Comments • Newest first
[quote=bloodIsShed]This is really old news. The existence of fungus that targets ants and other insects was covered over 2 years ago by BBC
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8]link (skip to 00:28)[/url].[/quote]
Really its that old? I just heard of it :O (still messed up how it functions)
This is really old news. The existence of fungus that targets ants and other insects was covered over 2 years ago by BBC
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8]link (skip to 00:28)[/url].
[quote=secant2x]Instead of a zombie virus infecting humans, we might have a zombie fungus to deal with...[/quote]
Rather deal with zombies instead of zombie fungus
But it'd be a pain to remove most zombie fungi
That's gross.
[quote=PhoenixShots]i would have never imagine fighting a army of zombie ants...[/quote]
QUICK get all the magnifying glasses!
But what if this were to evolve and effect humans... that would suck (unless they were a lot like zombies)
Hmm...interesting...
[i]Interesting indeed....[/i]
*cackles*