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Four New Species of Zombie Ant Fungi Discovered in Brazilian Rainforest

submitted by agwartney on March 03, 2011
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Source: www.sciencedaily.com
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Four new Brazilian species in the genus Ophiocordyceps have been published in the online journal PLoS ONE. The fungi, named by Dr. Harry Evans and Dr. David Hughes, belong to a group of "zombifying" fungi that infect ants and then manipulate their behavior, eventually killing the ants after securing a prime location for spore dispersal.
 
 

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