Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, [2] is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859. Zombie ants, infected by the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus, are predominantly found in tropical rainforests.

Oct 22, 2024 · This fungus inspired the video game and HBO series "The Last of Us," in which a widespread fungal infection turns people into zombie-like creatures and causes society to collapse. In the real world, ants usually comes into contact with this fungus when spores – pollen-size reproductive particles that the fungus makes – fall onto the ant ...

Jan 26, 2023 · In the “Planet Earth” clip that inspired the game, an Ophiocordyceps fungus infects a bullet ant, writes Vox ’s Benji Jones. The fungus grows inside the insect, turning about half its body...

Feb 5, 2023 · In the post-apocalyptic world of “The Last of Us,” a rapidly spreading pandemic—in which a mutated Cordyceps fungus morphs people into zombie-like “infected”— besieges humanity.

Jan 25, 2023 · Fungi like the threat depicted in HBO’s new show are real and numerous, infecting a wide variety of insects, including butterflies, moths and beetles — and at least 35 species of the group...

Jan 30, 2023 · Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, otherwise known as cordyceps or zombie-ant fungus, infects insects such as ants or spiders. Like other parasites, cordyceps drains its host completely of nutrients...

Oct 28, 2024 · Un esempio emblematico è il fungo Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, noto anche come il fungo delle formiche zombie. Questo fungo infetta le formiche, alterandone il comportamento e portandole alla morte.

Oct 28, 2024 · One of the most famous examples is the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which is part of a larger group known as Cordyceps fungi. This fungus inspired the video game and HBO series “The Last of Us,” in which a widespread fungal infection turns people into zombie-like creatures and causes society to collapse.

Jun 24, 2024 · La specie di fungo che nell'universo distopico della serie tv "The Last of Us" trasforma gli esseri umani in creature mostruose esiste davvero. Ma dei 5 milioni di specie fungine diffuse nel mondo, quelle pericolose per l’uomo sono alcune centinaia.

Poderia um fungo parasita evoluir e transformar humanos em zumbis? O fungo criador de zumbis em The Last of Us é real, mas há muitos outros fungos a temer. Das 5 milhões de espécies de fungos no mundo, algumas centenas são perigosas para as pessoas.