Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Parasite Manipulation of Host Behavior (Image 1)

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03/13/2012 12:03 PM EDT

A dead <em>Camponotus leonardi</em> ant infected by <em>Ophiocordyceps unilateraliss.l</em>

A dead Camponotus leonardi ant infected by Ophiocordyceps unilateralis s.l, a brain-manipulating fungus. The fungus has grown stalks from the ant's head and the bulbous, reddish tissue on the stalks are ascomata (spore producing bodies), from which spores (=ascospores) are shot ...

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