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The animal kingdom has no shortage of weird and wonderful surprises, and this year biologists gave us some real treats to talk about at the dinner table. All walks of life, from microscopic bacteria to huge cetaceans have remarkable, varied adaptations, and the more we know about how animals interact with their environment, the better our chances will be of preventing extinction. And some adaptat
Hijacking the body of a convenient host is nothing new in the opportunistic world of parasitism. Nor are zombie ants, thanks to the fittingly named zombie-ant fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), which has even claimed top prize in photography competitions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: University of Copenhagen, Zombies, Parasites, ANT+, Disease, Evolution, Insect


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