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The fungus that makes ‘zombie ants’ could use biological clocks to control their minds

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

The world of parasites can sometimes be extremely gruesome. Take, for example, the charming female jewel wasp, which uses a cockroach as a living incubator for its larvae. The wasp stings the roach in the brain, and leads the much bigger … Continue reading →

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