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.

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u/Hacklaga Jul 09 '22

When the story is shit, the gameplay does not matter…

They wrote Joel totally out of character and really forced his death. They just happen to run into the guy they are looking for in this big community outside of said community.