Cordyceps - Mind Controlling Zombie Fungus A parasitic fungus known to manipulate the brains of ants to make them slavelike "zombies" Once infected, the spore-possessed ant will climb down from its normal habitat and bite down, with what the authors call a "death grip" on a leaf and then die. But the story doesn’t end there. Specialized parasites are expected to express complex adaptations to their hosts. Manipulation of host behavior is such an adaptation. We studied the fungus Ophiocordyceps u

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