Zombie ants have fungus on the brain, new research reveals

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 10:00 in Biology & Nature

New research has revealed how infection by a parasitic fungus dramatically changes the behavior of tropical of carpenter ants (species Camponotus leonardi), causing them to become zombie-like and to...

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