This Parasite Makes Ants Do Creepy Things

The zombie ant fungus is famous online. But a new discovery has changed everything scientists thought they knew about it. The fungus has been found hiding inside ordinary moss, growing on trees and walls everywhere, even far from any infected ants. That means the moss is not just a random death spot, it may be part of the story, a secret hideout or even a place where different fungi meet and trade genes. This discovery turns a simple parasite story into something much stranger. And then there is the other question, the one that quietly worries researchers. The only thing keeping these fungi out of human bodies is heat. But the planet is warming, and one fungus has already adapted to survive at higher temperatures.
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