[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Zombies!!!! Real Zombies!!! (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/9/2011 9:31:01 AM EDT
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sorry if its a dupe.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110303-zombie-ants-fungus-new-species-fungi-bugs-science-brazil/ 
Zombie Fungus Rears Its Ugly Head
Photograph courtesy David Hughes A stalk of the newfound fungus species Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani, grows out of a "zombie" ant's head in a Brazilian rain forest. Originally thought to be a single species, called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the fungus is actually four distinct species—all of which can "mind control" ants—scientists announced Wednesday. The fungus species can infect an ant, take over its brain, and then kill the insect once it moves to a location ideal for the fungi to grow and spread their spores. (Related pictures: ""Zombie" Ants Controlled, Decapitated by Flies.") All four known fungi species live in Brazil's Atlantic rain forest, which is rapidly changing due to climate change and deforestation, said study leader David Hughes, an entomologist at Penn State University. Hughes and colleagues made the discovery after noticing a wide diversity of fungal growths emerging from ant victims, according to the March 2 study in the journal PLoS ONE. "It is tempting to speculate that each species of fungus has its own ant species that it is best adapted to attack," Hughes said. "This potentially means thousands of zombie fungi in tropical forests across the globe await discovery," he said. "We need to ramp up sampling—especially given the perilous state of the environment." —Matt Kaplan |
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Was there not some craptastic 80's movie about killer ants? The humans had to fill a moat with gasoline or somthing... not a bad idea
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Was there not some craptastic 80's movie about killer ants? The humans had to fill a moat with gasoline or somthing... not a bad idea
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What's the best round for zombie ants? 12 ga loaded with sand??? -rb Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile flamethrower Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Dumbass Scientist (DAS): I bet we can use this for medical research. Cure cancer, AIDS ,color-blindness!!
Other DAS: Excellent idea. Nobel prize, here we come. First human test subject: I don't feel so good. DAS: looks like normal side effects...how do you feel know? Human test subject: ........ DAS: everything looks goo.....aaaaahhhhhhhhh Zombified human test subject: braaains......... Last DAS: .....I bet if we let it outside, it will see the Sun and remember it's humanity.... |
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Oh great....this is just peachee-frikin-ken.
What round It's comming.... BOV BOB FBL Stock up...food/water/guns/mags/ammo/gas/parts It's here It's here........wait...... wut ? It's what ? AIRBORNE....... What the hell you mean ? HOW ? BREATHING.....REALLY ? BREATHING ? Well that just kinda takes all the fun outta this. 
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shit theres no chapter on zombie ants!!
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead |
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Google toxoplasmosis:
Possible link to psychiatric disorders Studies have been conducted that show the toxoplasmosis parasite may affect behavior and may present as or be a causative or contributory factor in various psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.[9][10][11] In 11 of 19 scientific studies, T. gondii antibody levels were found to be significantly higher in individuals affected by first-incidence schizophrenia than in unaffected persons. Individuals with schizophrenia are also more likely to report a clinical history of toxoplasmosis than those in the general population.[12] Recent work at the University of Leeds has found that the parasite produces an enzyme with tyrosine hydroxylase and phenylalanine hydroxylase activity. This enzyme may contribute to the behavioral changes observed in toxoplasmosis by altering the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in mood, sociability, attention, motivation and sleep patterns. Schizophrenia has long been linked to dopamine dysregulation.[13] Cat shit parasites that affect HUMAN psychology. How far away are we from the ants, really? |
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After watching the video of this shit, I have concluded two things: 1: Never, ever go anywhere near the Amazon. 2: Invest in 8Ga shotgun. TR85. |
