What do cordyceps do to ants?
Cordyceps fungi excel at infecting and killing insects. One particular species, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, has become famous for its ability to turn ants into zombies. It grows through an ant’s body, creating a network of filaments that commandeers the insect’s muscles. In this case, once the ant is infected, the Cordyceps causes it to climb up …
