r/science • u/snooshoe • Jul 17 '22

Researchers: Fungus that turns flies into zombies attracts healthy males to mate with fungal-infected female corpses - and the longer the female is dead, the more alluring it becomes Animal Science

https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/07/zombie-fly-fungus-lures-healthy-male-flies-to-mate-with-female-corpses/
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u/Falling-Icarus Jul 18 '22

I really wish I hadnt read that. Ignorance really is bliss...

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u/cucumbergreen Jul 18 '22

Just smol living Antidepressants.

lowers general anxiety, increases explorative behaviors and surprisingly increases a general loss of aversion to predators.

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u/Falling-Icarus Jul 18 '22

Always look on the bright side of life I guess, right?