Latest pest-control attempt: Turn fire ants into zombies

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 16:56 in Biology & Nature

A new species of fly injects the ants with larvae, which attack an ant's brain and eventually cause the head to fall off. The invasive ants cause an estimated $1 billion in damage in Texas every year. Texas may soon have an invasion of zombie fire ants, but that is a good thing. Really.

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