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This is a link post Ophiocordyceps unilateralis more horrifying than previously thought
It doesn't take over the brain of the ant, it leaves that untouched, trapped in a fungus controlled body
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 10:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post So the ant will continue to contemplate the intersectionalities of Eastern and Western philosophical thought?

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This is a normal post but sadly will never being able to explain his conclusions because his jaws are clamped to a leaf

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This is a normal post Maybe those ants
are the only creatures to attain true enlightenment and their fate is the ultimate goal of Buddhism.
 (I helped save b3ta! My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 11:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post They do have a high brain-to-body mass ratio:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-to-body_mass_ratio
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 11:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post so do dwarves

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This is a normal post and amputees

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This is a normal post And that bloke who does the dvd car driver crap stuff

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This is a normal post B&

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 23:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not entirely the case. I think this is a bit exaggerated.
The research is implying that towards the final stages the fungus exerts control over the muscles to make them contract and lock the ant in its new position; not that it's smart enough to operate the leg muscles like a puppeteer and make it walk up a stem.

And it doesn't need to infiltrate the brain directly; just supply the right chemical signals to make the ant change its behaviour, and it can do that from anywhere in the body. Ants are particularly prone to responding to each other's or a queen's chemical signals already, however suicidal that behaviour might be. They will happily follow their own trails round and round in circles until they drop dead from exhaustion.
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 18:35, , Reply)