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Subject: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: Adder posted Tue, Aug 25 2009, 10:03pm  now i think this is incredible that this fungi is rewriting the laws of death and taking over the minds of these ants Zombie Ants Controlled by Fungus | LiveScience Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: vegetablepuddn posted Wed, Aug 26 2009, 10:42am  Cool article. This reminds me of the an article i read last year, about parasites that control ants brains, and lead them towards a certain type of plants or shrub. Once there in mass numbers, they are eaten by grazing cows, at which point the parasites enter the cows stomach and live there. Also there are "hair" worms that live inside grasshoppers, growing to two to three times the size of the grasshopper. Then when they are ready they seize control of the grashopper's brain and make it jump into water. The grasshopper drowns, but the hair worm emerges and once in the water, mates with another. Really strange stuff. I wonder if anything like this has ever been recorded in humans. Like if someone had a parasite in their body for many years, and it grew and grew. Though i have also learned about these parasites that are common in africa. Worms that can only be removed from the body just above the ankle, and have to be pulled out very tediously one by one. Apparently it is very painful and feels like being badly burned. The show said the most taken out of a person was 88!!! Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: mysticete posted Wed, Aug 26 2009, 11:15pm  There is a protist parasite (can't remember the name), which is linked with increased violence in humans. The parasite is spread through blood, and I believe occurs in Central America? Carl Zimmer talks about it in his book Parasite Rex (a fun if rather disgusting read). Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: mysticete posted Wed, Aug 26 2009, 11:12pm  you say that now, but when you fighting off the fungus controlled zombie hordes at your doorstep, you won't think it is so cool :P Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: Guodzilla posted Fri, Aug 28 2009, 6:23pm  I know. I just saw a column of carpenter ants trudging past me moaning "BRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNS . . ." Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: MikeK posted Thu, Aug 27 2009, 7:28am  The ant kingdom has a fungus controlling minds and we humans have Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannitay. All carbon based life forms are at risk now, the end is nigh ! Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: Southlander posted Sun, Aug 30 2009, 10:18am  Don't forget Michael Savage. He makes Limbaugh and Hannity seem like knowledged, well reasoned individuals. Subject: Re: zombie ants and mastermind fungus From: LadyGreenEyes posted Sat, Sep 19 2009, 3:56am  The creepiest part about this, to me, is that they are doing research to see how this works. At the least, I see a bad movie in the works. Icky possibilities.

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