Slashdot reader quonset shares CNN’s report on “zombie cicadas” under the influence of “a psychedelic fungus” called Massospora containing the chemicals found in hallucinogenic mushrooms (citing a new study published in PLOS Pathogens).
After infecting its host, the fungus results in “a disturbing display of B-horror movie proportions,” West Virginia University said in a press release. First Massospora spores eat away at…
Tag: Cicadas
Mind-controlling fungus makes zombie cicadas lure other cicadas to a zombie fate
Not only does the fungus Massospora infect cicadas, eat their bodies and turn them into mind-controlled zombies, it forces them to attract more cicada victims. Source: https://www.livescience.com/zombie-cicadas-lure-victims.html
This Fungal Hallucinogen Makes Cicadas Orgy Till Their Butts Literally Fall Off
Their bodies may disintegrate, but these bugs don’t care. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65814-cicadas-ingest-party-drugs-then-die.html