8 Real-Life Zombie Animals (and the parasites that control them)
Last year we told you about a species of wasp that could turn cockroaches into zombies, and today Discover Magazine has a gallery of 8 other animals that have the ability to be turned into zombies by their parasitic hosts. This is just fascinating science and it’s mind-boggling how these parasites have evolved into such small niches.
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Check out http://blog.ted.com/2008/10/remember_dan_de.php for a segment by philosopher Dan Dennett discussing how human brains are hiijacked by ideas as comparable to creatures infected by mind controlling parasites.