Thursday, 28 November 2013

The Deadly Cordyceps

The cordycep is a killer fungi that releases its spores which gets into the bodies of insects and takes it over. The fungi controls the brain of the insect and slowly kills it. Other insects that are infected by the fungi are wuickly taken away the the other insects in its family and are dumped away so the other insects in the colony also don't get infected. After the insect dies the body of the cordycep arupt from the body of the dead insect. It takes about 3 weeks for the cordycep to fully grow from the insect's body.When it is fully grown the spores will burst out of the tips and start the deadly process again.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8&list=PLCC07E66503F99BB5
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  1. Ms. Phillips28 November 2013 at 20:56

    What a complicated and crazy thing to happen - and the reaction of the insects is so amazing too. Great find, thanks for sharing.

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