Why these zombie caterpillars can’t stop eating 

Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 08:47 in Biology & Nature

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

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