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What is a zombie fungus?

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Bobo192

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9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

A zombie fungus is any parasitic fungus which alters the behavioural patterns of an insect.

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Has there ever been a zombie invasion?

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You are a type of fungus that can grow on gardens created from poles of disks that ants have cut from living leaves what are you?

You are likely referring to a fungus called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, also known as the zombie ant fungus. This fungus infects ants and manipulates their behavior, causing them to climb to a high point before killing them. The fungus then grows out of the ant's body to disperse its spores.


What does a zombie bug look like?

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Is their a real zombie?

No. Although there is a type of fungus that causes ants to seemingly go mad and die, they are not really turned into "zombies". Zombies do not exist.


What is it called when a fungus takes over an ants mind and comes out of its head?

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Would there ever be a zombie apocalypse?

NO the possibility is improbable however NOT impossible. if there's a fungus that can control ants there is a possibility that we'll disccover a virus that can do the same thing.


What are zombie ants and where are they found?

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