Scientists found a fungus that turns female flies into zombies, then uses their dead bodies to spread spores to healthy flies
- PC: AI GeneratedA fungus that infects house flies has evolved a remarkable way to send spores towards new hosts.
- Entomophthora muscae grows inside an infected fly and, after the insect dies, it produces microscopic stalks that emerge from its body.
- Each stalk forms a single spore at its tip.
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- PC: AI GeneratedA fungus that infects house flies has evolved a remarkable way to send spores towards new hosts.
- Entomophthora muscae grows inside an infected fly and, after the insect dies, it produces microscopic stalks that emerge from its body.
- Each stalk forms a single spore at its tip.
Sources: Times of India