News From Your Present: The Parasitic Flies That Turn Fire Ants Into Zombies
13 May 2009
The flies “dive-bomb” the fire ants and lay eggs. The maggot that hatches inside the ant eats away at the brain, and the ant starts exhibiting what some might say is zombie-like behavior. … and then … The maggot eventually migrates into the ant’s head, but Plowes said he “wouldn’t use the word ‘control’ to […]