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Parasitic Cordyceps Fungi Attacks Ants
A parasite that literally takes over the brains of insects.
From the BBC series Planet Earth, Jungles: Beware of the Fungi.
From the BBC series Planet Earth, Jungles: Beware of the Fungi.
Dec 13, 2006 12:43 AM
Re: Parasitic Cordyceps Fungi Attacks Ants
I checked my body for spores after watching this. After all, which species if not humans got the upper hand over other animals?
There surely is a fungus with our names on its spores.
There surely is a fungus with our names on its spores.
By: mongojazz
Re: Parasitic Cordyceps Fungi Attacks Ants
Cordyceps religionosa, I believe. It's already infected most of the population in one form or another.
Some of the little leftover corpses looked really cool. Like something by Giger or Beksinksi. That was a cool video.
Some of the little leftover corpses looked really cool. Like something by Giger or Beksinksi. That was a cool video.
By: Grampa
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was anyone else creeped out by the music as they began to show kinda like the montage of infected bugs? Very Danny Elfman from the Nightmare Before Christmas...
By: jaydeejj
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Yes, but I was way more disturbed watching the mindless ant shivering and lurching like a zombie up the tree limb. How utterly frightening...
By: thegentlesherpa
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Ooh, I loved it! Reminded me of "The Nutcracker," except in a PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF PURE EVIL.
By: BoogeBoogieston
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holy crap that gave me chills.
Then again, it does explain some of the people I know. And see driving on the freeway.
Then again, it does explain some of the people I know. And see driving on the freeway.
By: Mazztek
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Reminds me of these...
parasitic worms creating pulsating zombie snails!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWB_COSUXMw
parasitic worms creating pulsating zombie snails!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWB_COSUXMw
By: LWA
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Want proof that Sir David Attenborough's narration makes for far better entertainment? Try this clip that comes without audio...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7226661303929118618
Just as fascinating yet crap without his insight and explanation.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7226661303929118618
Just as fascinating yet crap without his insight and explanation.
By: spam_vigilante
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It certainly is creepy, i can imagine that maybe there are spores that can affect humans, deep in the jungle somewhere
By: RainbowTrout
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absolutely creepy. The music was wonderful. The spore growing from the head was positively scary as shit. I love the moments of spinning to let you see the detail and with only the music playing it created a great 'usual suspects' realization moment at the end.
By: lostreality
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I can only imagine that a human version of this spore would create an Invasion of the Body Snatchers type situation...
Time to prep for the apocolyptic, brain-spore, zombie invasion!
Time to prep for the apocolyptic, brain-spore, zombie invasion!
By: Ayn
Re: Parasitic Cordyceps Fungi Attacks Ants
There are literally thousands of different types of Cordyceps fungi, and remarkably, each specialises on just one species...
The more numerous a species becomes, the more likely it'll be attacked by its nemesis Cordyceps fungus.
That's the part that gave me the creeps.
The more numerous a species becomes, the more likely it'll be attacked by its nemesis Cordyceps fungus.
That's the part that gave me the creeps.
By: runaway
