Zombie ant victim of killer fungus

This carpenter ant from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador became infected with a fungus that forces the ant to climb up and bite down on the underside of a leaf. Then it slowly decomposes the ant and grows a spore-releasing stalk from its head in order to infect more ants. Such Entomopathogenic Fungi attack many other insects and may be employed as biological insecticides. Crazy!
This carpenter ant from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador became infected with a fungus that forces the ant to climb up and bite down on the underside of a leaf. Then it slowly decomposes the ant and grows a spore-releasing stalk from its head in order to infect more ants. Such Entomopathogenic Fungi attack many other insects and may be employed as biological insecticides. Crazy!
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Credit:
Rumble
Editorial #:
1257978449
Collection:
Rumble
Date created:
24 October, 2018
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:45:14
Location:
Ecuador
Mastered to:
MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
Rumble Editorial
Object name:
6710611.mp4