There is a species of fungus that parasitically infects ants and after killing them zombie puppets their bodies to the tops of trees so they can sprout and spore to give them the best spread possible on their spores.
Comment on xkcd #3140: Biology Department
the_trash_man@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Give me some hoffiying bug facts
Adalast@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Zacryon@feddit.org 6 months ago
The Last of Us
DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Some say this was the inspiration for the game but I never bothered confirming.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Aphids are frequently born pregnant, and give birth to live offspring (effectively clones of the mother).
Only about every 30 generations or so they produce males, who mate with the females, who then produce eggs.