Pictures: "Zombie" Ants Controlled, Decapitated by Flies

Monday, March 28, 2011 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Flies that inject eggs into fire ants are being used to fight the invasive ants. The larvae grow inside the ants' heads, appear to control the ants' behavior, then ''hatch'' from the now empty skulls.

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