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'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years
ManuDate: Saturday, 01-January-2011, 10:47 PM | Message # 1
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Earliest evidence of fungus that takes over ants' behaviour for its own ends found by scientists

The fungus grows inside the ants and releases chemicals that affect their behaviour. Some ants leave the colony and wander off to find fresh leaves on their own, while others fall from their tree-top havens on to leaves nearer the ground.

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Full article/source - http://www.guardian.co.uk/science....-fungus

 
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