Cordyceps Fungus Ants

And its body belongs to ophiocordyceps unilateralis the zombie ant fungus. Typically ophiocordyceps unilateralis infect a specific species of ants known as carpenter ants camponotus leonardi.

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Researchers think the fungus found in tropical forests infects a foraging ant through spores that attach and penetrate the exoskeleton and slowly takes over its behavior.

Cordyceps Fungus

The fungus is so virulent it can wipe out whole colonies of ants ant colonies however are wise to cordyceps. Cordyceps k r d s p s is a genus of ascomycete fungi sac fungi that includes about 400 species.

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Cordyceps cordyceps sinensis sphaeria sinensis is a fungus traditionally grown in china on the bodies of caterpillarsconsidered a mushroom common names for cordyceps include.