Cordyceps fungi are parasitic organisms that survive by infecting insects and chemically hijacking their nervous systems to control their behavior . After spores attach to an insect’s body, the fungus ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a young ant. Insidiously, the fungus orchestrated the ant’s demise. The ant ...

Fungi and insects have been co-evolving for millions of years, and there are a variety of different fungi and insect relationships, some of which are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common ...

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