The Ophiocordyceps fungus turns tropical
ants into zombie spore dispensers, for example, and the single - celled protozoan Toxoplasma gondii eliminates a rodent's fear of cats so it can get back into the feline digestive system.
Fungi that turn
ants into zombies that abandon their colonies to hang suspended from tree leaves or branches, which allows the microbes to thrive, have very specific tastes.
Around the internet, some theorize that there is a mushroom that turns
ants into zombies, and that is the significance of the ants in the previous trailer.
Not exact matches
When the larva hatches it burrows
into the
ant's brain and eats it from the inside, causing the
zombie ant to wander aimlessly for the two - week duration of the feast.
Is this suggesting there is simply some sort of fungus that directly turns humans
into zombies, or is the fungus using
ants as a catalyst to get to humans?