Zombie Ant Fungus: Nature's Mind Control Horror

The Zombie Ant Fungus turns ants into mind controlled slaves before brutally killing them.

This parasite infects carpenter ants and hijacks their entire nervous system. The fungus forces

the infected ant to abandon its colony and climb to a very specific height, always around 25

centimeters up vegetation on the north side. Once there, the ant bites down on a leaf in a death

grip called the death bite and dies within hours. But here's where it gets horrifying.

A stalk erupts from the back of the ant's head and releases thousands of infectious spores onto the

forest floor below, targeting new victims. Scientists found the fungus can control individual muscles,

puppeteering the ant's body with surgical precision. The infected ant is likely conscious