Zombie Ant (IMAGE)

Penn State

Zombie Ant

Caption

After killing its host, the so-called zombie ant fungus grows from the cadaver and produces spores, which rain down on the forest floor to infect new hosts.

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College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State

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