To survive, zombie ants fight fungus with fungus

Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 18:50 in Biology & Nature

In a bizarre twist, scientists say the parasitic fungus that takes over ant brains is itself falling prey to another fungus — a hyperparasite that enables some ant colonies to survive the zombie attack.

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