Zombie Carpenter Ant (IMAGE)

Penn State

Zombie Carpenter Ant

Caption

A dead ant manipulated by a species of so-called "zombie ant fungus" clings to a twig in a South Carolina forest.

Credit

Hughs Lab/Penn State

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