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Scientists Have Found the ‘Zombie Switch’ for a Brain-Controlling Ant Parasite

Posted on September 20, 2023

Parasitic worms that zombify ants to do their bidding might be even more clever than we knew. Recent research has found that these parasites can not only compel ants to climb up blades of grass but also to climb back down when the weather gets too hot—all as part of their devious strategy to get eaten by larger…

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