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Fungus that turns flies into zombies 'bewitches' healthy males to mate with fungal-infected female corpse to ensure its survival - and the longer the insect is dead, the more alluring it becomes, study finds
2022-07-18
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The study found 73 percent of the male flies mated with female carcasses that had died from the fungal infection between 25 to 30 hours earlier

  • Only 15 percent of the males mated with female corpses that had been dead for three hours

  • The fungus releases a chemical signature that acts as a pheromone to lure unsuspecting males

The fungus, formally known as entomophthora muscae, infects a female fly, slowly eats it alive from the inside and then in about a week, the spores take over the behavior of the now dead insect.

And once it has full control, the fungus releases a chemical signature that acts as pheromones to lure unsuspecting males.
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Was this fungus developed at the Wuhan labs?
Posted by: JohnQC   2022-07-18 17:56  

#10  But enough about the Democratic Party...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2022-07-18 09:34  

#9  AOC: "you just want to date me!"

"Only if you brought a ball gag." It's the shark teeth and the voice...
Posted by: magpie   2022-07-18 09:00  

#8  #5 AOC: "you just want to date me!"

Heh. And yuck!
Posted by: SteveS   2022-07-18 07:56  

#7  Frank for SOTD!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2022-07-18 07:50  

#6  

Future Headline

The American Necrophiliac Assoc. (ANA) ⚰️ Leader indicted for work with a Wuhan Lab. ☺
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-07-18 07:49  

#5  AOC: "you just want to date me!"

Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Frank G   2022-07-18 07:00  

#4  You mean like Democrats ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-07-18 06:25  

#3  The fungus, formally known as entomophthora muscae manifests in humans as liberal feminism.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-07-18 05:33  

#2  Sounds like some of my ex-girlfriends
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-07-18 00:30  

#1  I had an incredibly tasteless comment when I read this headline, but I'll spare you all the warped shit that gets in my head every now and then.
Posted by: Raj   2022-07-18 00:23  

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