Benjamin Blanchard January 11, 2017 Art & Media

Fantastic Photos of Fungus that Controls Ant Minds

A PhD candidate at Penn State, João Araújo, studies the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps. Check out some of his amazing photographs at National Geographic YourShot, and make an account to “like” the photos!

antfungus — Victory of the zombie ant fungus. Photo: David Hughes, PhD advisor of João Araújo

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