The fungus locks the ant in position, grows a stalk out of its head from which it spews spores on to the unsuspecting ants on the forest floor below. Fungi take advantage of whatever resources ...

These ants grow a fungus, which feeds the entire colony, using leaves that the ants harvest from the surrounding rainforest. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Nov. 20 issue of ...

Instead, the fungus actually takes complete control of the ant’s body, spreading its cells to the insect’s abdomen and legs, as well as the head, but leaving the brain of the bug untouched.

However, it turns out that ants ... were around — ants began cultivating and growing their own food. Some species even took it a step further and domesticated their fungi, much like humans ...

Neuman (John Hannah) explains how the fungus infects ants, before pointing out that if the world gets warmer due to climate change then Cordyceps could evolve and target humanity. Speaking to The ...