Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - Wikipedia
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, [2] is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859, Zombie ants, infected by the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus, are predominantly found in tropical rainforests.
What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that ...
2023年1月25日 · Fungi like the threat depicted in HBO’s new show are real and numerous, infecting a wide variety of insects, including butterflies, moths and beetles — and at least 35 species of the group...
Zombie-ant fungus | Description, Infection, Life Cycle ...
2024年9月23日 · zombie-ant fungus, (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), species of parasitic fungus of the order Hypocreales that infects ants and alters their behavior before killing them. The fungus is largely pantropical and primarily infects carpenter ants (genus Camponotus).
The Real Zombie Fungus That Inspired HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’
2023年1月26日 · In the “Planet Earth” clip that inspired the game, an Ophiocordyceps fungus infects a bullet ant, writes Vox ’s Benji Jones. The fungus grows inside the insect, turning about half its body...
Cordyceps zombie fungus takes over ants' bodies
2019年4月18日 · Researchers think the fungus, found in tropical forests, infects a foraging ant through spores that attach and penetrate the exoskeleton and slowly takes over its behavior.
Zombie ants: meet the parasitic fungi that take control of ...
2019年6月11日 · This astonishing variety of fungal pathogens and potential hosts has created some peculiar behaviour in insects as they have co-evolved to cope with the tactics of the fungi.
Mystery parasites on zombie ant fungus identified by ... - CNN
2022年11月18日 · Around the world, a parasitic fungus transforms ants into “zombies.” The fungus is like something out of a horror movie: The organism hijacks the body and brain of its ant host,...
The Zombie Fungus Takes Over Ants’ Bodies to Control Their ...
2017年11月14日 · When the fungus infects a carpenter ant, it grows through the insect’s body, draining it of nutrients and hijacking its mind. Over the course of a week, it compels the ant to leave the safety...
How Fungus Makes Ant Zombies | Accumulating Glitches - Nature
The parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu latu (O. unilateralis, for short), infects the brains of Carpenter ants, turning them into zombies that live and die for the sole...
Undead-End: Fungus That Controls Zombie-Ants Has Own Fungal ...
2012年11月8日 · After growing a stalk, the fungus casts spores to the ground below, where they can be picked up by other passing ants. This strange cycle of undead life and death has been well documented and has...