This Zombie Fungus Mind Controls Insects

Animal zombies might not behave like the zombies you’ve seen on “The Walking Dead.” Instead, these zombies lose control over their bodies and behavior when infected by parasitic fungi called Cordyceps. Cordyceps has over 400 varieties and infects as many as 10 different insect groups. How about having your brain overrun by a deadly parasite while being eaten alive? If you were an insect this is one fungus you’d want to avoid.
00:00 Zombie insects
00:36 Animal zombies
01:13 Spore growth
01:22 Hyperactive insects
02:17 Cordyceps infection
02:59 Massospora
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[@rosshurst5630]

This would be a cool basis for a video game and then maybe a show.

[@JoeThreeler]

Yeah, but I bet the sequel game would suck...

[@mightychroniclesuraniusvol6449]

There already is, and it's called "The Last of Us", and it has a TV series already

[@marcbiengo]

​@@mightychroniclesuraniusvol6449 Flew right over your head, didn't it?

[@tommyrenda7724]

@@mightychroniclesuraniusvol6449 hahahaha you know what the word irony means?

[@SuperCeasar777]

​@MightyChronicles UraniusVoltronicus crazy how the game is more than 10 years old and people still don't know it started as a game first

[@GingerSnape46]

I'm not sure how to trigger it, but at the beginning of The Last of Us, you can find an image of an ant infected with Cordyceps.

[@EsporHB]

This is so disgusting and horrifying. I hope there will never be Fungus that do that to humans.

[@isaacjohnson615]

Mark of the Beast. Choose death over life. The consequences go beyond the physical body.

[@ipfreely9245]

I'm really glad I'm not an ant, if eaten from the inside isn't bad enough your then kicked out of the colony. 😳

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Some ant species have evolved to keep guard ants outside the entrances to the colony who's only purpose is to identify and kill cordyceps infected workers, then take its body to an external graveyard away from the colony where they then commit suicide to protect their colony from infection. Pretty wild stuff, it's incredible how much ants have evolved.

[@UnknownGamer40464]

or worse, expelled

[@Surixo]

@@TheExplosiveGuythat’s really interesting

[@petronelagafita9658]

What I think when sometimes people says "When I'll die, I hope flowers'll grow up from my dirt"

[@God.Of.Men.]

Imagine being dead in your clutches being invaded by fungus.

[@pichanao1069]

2:25 AMONGUS!?

[@bechirsalah4235]

What? How is amongus????

[@pumpkxnz_11]

never have i ever be a fan of nature ever again

[@rosshurst5630]

The Last of Us 3 will focus on the hyper sexual variant.

[@UnknownGamer40464]

they've finally decided to give the fans what they want.

[@biancaluedeker]

Aka Buldur’s gate 3

[@avalineriley6809]

It must suck to be an insect. Not only do you have to watch out for every other creature out to eat you, now the mushrooms are in on it too.

[@MissingnoUploader]

I knew about Cordyceps but not Massosporas. I never knew that parasites would be capable of literally drugging their victims

[@sarahprice659]

I was that some insects could take over the bodies of others (usually for spawning purposes I think)… this is a new one 🤯

[@theghostinthemachine5602]

Oooh, I got some really good psychedelic Zombie Cicada art forming in my mind.

[@jralbino6700]

BRUH!! THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE ZOMBIES FROM "THE LAST OF US"!!

[@ryanp7546]

Fun fact:this fungus is the one that inspired the infection from The Last Of Us

[@jamesjamesstonked7482]

now after watching this i just look outside and realize how truly bizarre this world is

[@The_Fancy_Duck]

Natures disturbing.

[@pumpkxnz_11]

yea

[@jimjames4348]

This is in energy drinks, never drank another one ever again after reading cordyceps on the ingredient list.

[@AlphineWolf]

Wait paras and parasect is actually real?

[@dannybauman1454]

I seriously feel for these insects.

[@raysilvern]

The last of-- 😳

[@carelandoyoutubechannel4420]

Hiiiiii Silvern 😀 How're you doing Long time no see

[@ipfreely9245]

Lol hello everyone 👀🤣

[@raysilvern]

@@carelandoyoutubechannel4420 hello 👋 How are you doing? Haven't seen you around in awhile.

[@raysilvern]

@@ipfreely9245 hello yourself 😏

[@carelandoyoutubechannel4420]

@@raysilvern yeah not really spending time in youtube... but I'm doing good 😁😁 What 'bout you?

[@melissanicole5543]

This makes me itchy 🤧😭

[@74-KH]

Eating cordyceps?!

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

People say "save the jungle". I say "destroy the jungle".

[@DrFraud-hm9ng]

Beware people! This person has reached the conclusion to destroy the most diverse ecosystem on this planet and a life source for humanity because of a fungus... (I hope this is a joke)

[@hanskostka6788]

natural cordycept fungus is a medical remedy in China and quite expensive !! you also can by cultivated cordycept for a lesser price

[@sa__edits_]

The last of us : cordeceps infect humans and makes them zombies China : nah it's food for us

[@user-iz2et5qj9d]

🇨🇳: it’s medicine for us the last of us: it’s a parasite

[@Fluware]

Worse, it's medicine

[@lauran3244]

Cicadas full of mercury from their time underground? What does this mean about all the spuds I eat?

[@kristingallo2158]

It's fine, you'll just go a little mad , we're all a little mad here.

[@Melxdyuni]

Or potato

[@aguy2763]

Okay fungus, you get all the candy for halloween.

[@Owobi]

No one: Ad: Toasted ritz chip snack Me: delicious! I gotta buy this one day Video: shows an insect half alive Me: I’m not hungry anymore

[@DrakulaKastil]

Is the fungus hv value as yartsa gunbu? 😊

[@kristiandobias5533]

Why you are uploading the same video that you uploaded 4 months ago

[@cattatron]

Your right lol

[@judsonbrown4745]

Yes, but will it work on my enemies?

[@brandendrew2019]

Interesting.

[@Owobi]

I think I’m gonna stick to shrooms. I ain’t eating no cicada

[@K.Spade7902]

I'm glad I'm not an ant!

[@user-pe7up5od7i]

They're getting high off the mushrooms.

[@yudithanindya600]

Untasty cicadas

[@realDaxtrose]

thats it... the next SpaceX Rocket to Mars is mine!

[@user-iz2et5qj9d]

Chill It cannot infect humans.

[@uttaranboruah9475]

Thank god am not an insects 😢

[@fadi6840]

Imagine if this fungus evolves and will also kill people

[@isaacjohnson615]

Not Evolve but genetically modified by humans. Already prophesied in the Bible's book of Revelation. Choose dth over life. It's danger transcends the physical. Rev. 14:9-11

[@kazooraabayo4834]

Who is here after watching Last of us?

[@black-jm4rl]

The thing

[@CuriousChronicles82275]

The last of us game.

[@SisavatManthong-yb1yn]

Link the mine control to NCc new roll science #sections! 🔭👾🌌

[@insertedgynamehere___969]

*_The last of us intensifies_*

[@ceejay8328]

1:13 Men watching this clip be like: **clears throat**

[@petronelagafita9658]

You'll have to do it even when you don't want...

[@petronelagafita9658]

I guess something like this

[@veroneshelton6389]

How the last of us started

[@Morenob1]

You will eat ze bugs

[@isaacjohnson615]

WEF have this plannnd. WEF chief said all human wil be chipped by Year 2027. Be sure they are working on this for humans. Mark of the biist

[@SugarRayCharles.]

🤦🏽‍♂

[@tobyroberts2847]

Gosh I hope this fungus doesnt grow on people and and turn them into the clickers from Last of Us

[@isaacjohnson615]

Mark of the Biist. Choose dth over taking it. It's effect transcends the physical. The upcoming Cashless financial system.

[@thenoodleman8096]

the lasts of us

[@SpinoAdri2001]

More like a mutant

[@abdul0mar]

سبحان الله ، ولله في خلقه شؤون!

[@Ruga2549]

Good extermination tactic

[@boumboe]

I'm here because of '' The Last of Us ''. 😅

[@maroonburgundy5720]

Did you just say hyper sexual? I need this fungus for my wife, where can I get it?

[@GUSLOL161]

Each time the editor inserts a funny picture of a person, which is terribly annoying and not funny at all. Cut it off. Annoying.

[@jamesfowler489]

Ugh.. nasty!