Nature’s Creepiest Parasite: The Zombie Fungus Explained
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Nature’s Creepiest Parasite: The Zombie Fungus Explained
Deep in the wild, a parasitic fungus hijacks the minds of insects controlling their behavior and turning them into living zombies before ultimately killing them. This real-life horror story shows how nature’s most cunning predator doesn’t have fangs… it has spores.
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