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The article isn't true. It was once thought that cordyceps and other parasites control the mind of their hosts but something much more sinister happens; the inv
by ethn 8y ago
The article isn't true. It was once thought that cordyceps and other parasites control the mind of their hosts but something much more sinister happens; the invaders take control of the nervous system of the creature moving the limbs against the will of the host.
Intuitively, minds are so idiosyncratic that it would be very difficult to generalize a behavior like this.
Citation: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/how-the-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants-bodies-to-control-their-minds/545864/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/how-the-...