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    Default Zombie ants!!!

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...cience-brazil/

    According to NatGeo, a parasitic fungus takes over an ant's body. and it's BRAIN. after that it kills the ant and moves to a good location to make more fungus.
    It's like resident evil 4!

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    Seems like it is time.

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    Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani really rolls on your tong.

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    All we need now is a chick who's blood causes fire to control them.

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    Oh God, I am not ready for zombie apoc yet.

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    The cordyceps fungus isn't just ants, if you study them a little more you'd find that they affect a LOT of insect life in the rainforest.

    Also not as cool as:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Starkler View Post
    I bust out laughing everytime i see this.

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    that fungs take million year till it evole and take over human life forms

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    Quote Originally Posted by xBlazex View Post
    that fungs take million year till it evole and take over human life forms
    And you know this... how?


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    That looks so...

    My god, nature, you so scary.

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    Coryceps are super cool. By far my favorite type of fungus. Unfortunately there's very little research on them compared to their publicity.

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