“Ants—like us—have biological clocks ... “One thing that we found was that the fungus invades the brain in a very creepy and stereotyped pattern,” she continued. “In the brains of flies that are ...
The fungus then changes to a new phase and consumes the ant's organs, including its brain. The spores fall on healthy ants below, starting the cycle again. Similarly, Cordyceps gunnii attacks ...