Incríveis fungos assassinos que se concentram um em cada espécie de inseto, matando-o e usando seu corpo para se...
Incríveis fungos assassinos que se concentram um em cada espécie de inseto, matando-o e usando seu corpo para se alimentar. Sim, agora já sabemos qual é o pesadelo da barata e da formiga. Originally shared by Raphael “Speedy” Ndem The Last of Us: The Real Science If you've watched/played The Last of Us , then you're well aware of what the Clickers are. Check out this piece by Chelsea Stark of Mashable that describes how much time the game directors spent researching cordyceps and other real parasites. "The cordyceps isn't the only creepy parasitic predator Druckmann [Creative Director] found. He shares a story about a recently discovered wasp in Costa Rica which temporarily paralyzes a spider to lay its eggs on its abdomen. Once those eggs hatch and the larvae is mature, it secretes a chemical that forces the spider to abandon its normal web-building operations, and instead create a cocoon around itself. Once it does that, the spider dies and the larvae consume its bo...
