Zombie spiders and cockroaches babysit developing wasp larvae - until the babies devour them. The natural world is full of zombies under mind control. However weird this might seem, it isn’t all that unusual. In order to grow and spread, this fungus must hijack an ant’s brain. That new web will protect the larva as it develops into an adult wasp. The wasp larva on its back controls the spider’s brain, forcing it to spin a special web. Underneath that worm-like thing is a spider - now a zombie. Its spores infect other ants, which lets the zombie cycle begin anew. And the stalk that emerges from its head is a fungus. This is no Halloween story about the zombie apocalypse.
The stalk then spews out spores that spread, turning others into zombies. When it reaches a good spot, it freezes in place.
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