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Fungus drives increased feeding in caterpillars to favor its own fruiting
When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...
The Last of Us zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find
The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...
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Ancient ‘Zombie’ Fungus Trapped in Amber Shows Mind Control Began in the Age of the Dinosaurs
Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...
Real-life ‘Last of Us’ zombie fungus discovered — and it may have lived alongside dinosaurs
Parasitic fungi have been with us since at least the Cretaceous period zombifying insects according to a new study of fossils ...
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Zombie fungus that inspired "The Last of Us" lived among dinos
The popular video game and television franchise "The Last of Us" features a post-apocalyptic world where humans are infected by Cordyceps – a fungus that infects the brain and body, turning its hosts ...
Unreal Amber Fossils Show ‘Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Terrorizing Bugs During the Cretaceous
In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus ...
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99-Million-Year-Old Amber Fossils Mark The Oldest Known Example Of “Zombie Fungus” Infection
Around 99 million years ago, some insects got trapped in tree sap that later fossilized to form what we call amber. Sounds ...