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The hit TV series, ‘The Last of Us’, has captured the ... The series is inspired by a real fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, known as the "zombie-ant fungus," which takes over the bodies ...
When The Last of Us first appeared on screens, it wasn't only the story that had viewers in its clutches — it was the horrifying possibility: What if this really did happen? A world where a fungal mut ...
With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t ...
The Last Of Us has mad audiences wary of eating mushrooms, but how realistic are the cordyceps spores shown on the hit HBO ...
And maybe we should start with ophiocordyceps. This is the fungus that inspired The Last Of Us. How does it work? What’s its deal? MINDY WEISBERGER: OK, so with ophiocordyceps, what happens is an ant ...
The natural phenomenon of certain types of cordyceps fungus taking over the nervous system of other living things, like ants, has been ... streaming series The Last of Us, which is of course ...
There are a wide array of other ants besides carpenter ants, winter ants and fire ants – Massachusetts has plenty. Meet the ...