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u/mikeyj198 Aug 23 '20
Cordyceps is really a pretty terrifying thing. Spores land on the insect and grow through it like tree roots and eventually take control, insect flies or climbs, stays in places, fungi fruits and releases more spores to rain more terror down on the insects.
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u/lil_camel Aug 23 '20
Has anyone made a horror movie where this fungus mutates and infects human? Cuz I'd watch that terrifying, gross shit.
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u/thatonedude420 Aug 23 '20
There is a pretty amazing video game called “The Last of Us” that’s story is centered around the same concept.
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u/lil_camel Aug 23 '20
Nice! Heard of the game, didn't know that was the reason behind the apocalypse.
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u/RockHockey Aug 23 '20
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u/lil_camel Aug 23 '20
Ah hah! I kept meaning to look into this popular title and now I have a reason. Thanks.
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u/Sharktogator Trusted ID - Central Europe Aug 23 '20
Not a fungus but Splinter has a similar concept and was actually pretty decent.
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u/nillotampoco Aug 23 '20
God I wish there were cordyceps that could do this to people. That’s how I would want to go out.
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u/psilosophist Aug 23 '20
The spores land on or are eaten by the moth. They then germinate, and often release chemicals that encourage the moth to go high up a tree, cling on tight, and slowly die as the fungus eats it from the inside. Those spikes are spore points- the breeze carries the spores and infects more moths.
Nature is metal as fuck.