Attack of the Zombie Ants

May 14, 2009 17:33

Maybe this is how World War Z got started:Researchers in Texas are trying an unusual approach to combat fire ants - deploying parasitic flies that turn the pesky and economically costly insects into zombies whose heads fall off.
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The flies lay eggs on the fire ants, and the eggs hatch into maggots inside the ant and eat away at the pest's tiny ( Read more... )

zombies, cool science

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lucretiasheart May 15 2009, 01:30:59 UTC
weird....

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burgunder May 15 2009, 15:33:57 UTC
Eeg! CREEPY!

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kfrye May 15 2009, 15:42:08 UTC
My zombie survival guide is so going to come in handy some day. Remember: swords never run out of ammo

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