I've heard of this before. No, I don't believe we have anything to worry about. It only effects insects, aracnids, etc, and they have full control over them selves while they're in the process of dieing from this. The way it's spread is when they finally die and the spores are released.
I'm reading a book right now that has something to do with those "mind-controlling parasites", for lack of better words, being used as a bio-weapon. Sadly, I'm not very far into it since I've only been reading it during breaks at work, which we get very few of, esp considering the 12 hour shifts. :(
I never actually leave. It's just that sometimes I take a few days off, then have to struggle to catch up. That's probably why I can never place on the leaderboard anymore. My posts don't arrive early enough to be voted on from day 1.
It's something...
Seriously, though, thanks. Although there seem to be a metric f@ckton of people voting the other way. Luckily, up and down thumbs don't actually mean much here unless you consider it opposite day.
The parasite is inhaled by the ant, then grows until it reaches the brain. Here, it takes charge of the body and forces the ant to climb a tree. When the ant dies, the parasite releases it's spores before it also dies. The parasite is commonly found in rainforest type places (all according to David Attenborough, anyway)
Seriously, though, thanks. Although there seem to be a metric f@ckton of people voting the other way. Luckily, up and down thumbs don't actually mean much here unless you consider it opposite day.