Zombie Ant Parasite Controls Its Victims Like A Puppeteer

 

By Sowmya Kolluru on May 4, 2018

source Dogonews

Parasites are getting to ants and making them Zombies! The parasites are making the ants do what they want.

When the ants die the ant releases spores and it finds a new ant to start it all over.

Scientists are scanning the ants and making 3D images to see all the fungi in the ant. I think we should try to protect ants from turning into zombie ants. Parasites are getting into the ants brain and sending signals to its muscles telling it what to do.

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