🧬 Genetic Hijacker: How Cordyceps Rewrites Insect DNA—And What That Could Mean for Us

You’ve seen the zombie ant memes. Now meet the real Cordyceps militaris—the fungus that doesn’t just possess its prey but reprograms their genetic destiny
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When fungi hack the brainstem of a bug, it’s not fiction—it’s science. Insect mind control by fungi like Ophiocordyceps shows nature’s wildest form of parasitic puppetry. The victim isn’t just infected—it becomes a tool for spore propagation.
You’ve seen the zombie ant memes. Now meet the real Cordyceps militaris—the fungus that doesn’t just possess its prey but reprograms their genetic destiny