Can microorganisms control a deer’s behavior?
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The more you learn about nature, the weirder it becomes. Take the case of the “zombie” parasite Cordyceps. Spores from this fungus end up on an ant in a tropical forest. The spores take over the ant, infiltrating its muscles, causing it to move to a warm, humid place, and to lock its jaws into a plant.
The ant is no longer in control of its behavior. I might wish that this sort of behavior stops with ants and fungi. But alas, it doesn’t.
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