Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the ...

In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South ...

Four Sigmatic has been in the mushroom business for over a decade, predating the current craze, and their latest coffee with ...

Cordyceps parasitic fungus growing on an ant, also known as zombie-ant fungus, 3D illustration. Study: Cordycepin combined with antioxidant effects improves fatigue caused by ...

Unusual Lacewing Insect in the Rainforest near Alta Floresta Brazil The life cycle of the zombie fungus begins when its spores land on an insect, often an ant. The spores penetrate the exoskeleton and ...

Cordyceps may not be able to turn humans into zombies, but they do infect insects like ants, changing and controlling ... As for cordyceps’ affect on humans, the fungus has been used in herbal ...

Zombie Ant. Image via Openverse. The parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis targets ants, manipulating their behavior to climb vegetation where the fungus can optimally spread spores. This ...

Joel meets Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a young girl who’s supposedly immune to the zombie virus ... is based on the real-life Cordyceps fungus, which causes increased aggression and agitation in insects ...