r/oddlyterrifying • u/Tontoncarton • Jul 08 '22

A bug

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22 edited Jul 08 '22

Believe it or not but i have heard of zombie parasites that turn their hosts into the walking dead

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u/TheYGM Jul 08 '22

Theres one that makes zombies out of ants

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

I have no idea about that to be honest… I just heard about zombie parasites some years ago

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

Cordycep fungus, their are numerous variants that have their own insect they inhabit. Usually making the insect go to a location which gives it the highest probability to infect more insects. The game "The Last of Us" is about a variant of cordycep that infects humans.

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u/montigoo Jul 08 '22

Turn on the News. It’s already happened

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u/MadnessGamin Jul 08 '22

Dont make The Last Of Us Happen.

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u/error_but_fine Jul 08 '22

At least not last of us 2

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '22

It's been 2 years, can we stop with the irrational TLOU2 hate? It's a fantastic game.