Parasitic mushroom (Cordyceps) time lapse

Sorry if this has been posted before but this video was amazingly beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdn-sHsIzE&feature=fvst

"When the fungus is ready to sporulate, the mycelia grow into the ant’s brain. The fungus then produces chemicals which act on the host’s brain and alter its perception of pheromones. This causes the ant to climb a plant and, upon reaching the top, to clamp its mandibles around a leaf or leaf stem, thus securing it firmly to what will be its final resting place."

 

shit blew my mind. Thank you

 

i saw that somewhere, blue planet or something? anyway its amazing what evolution can produce.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPOQC_Lpgo"]YouTube - Cordyceps Fungi - BBC Planet Earth HD
Its been posted a few times, never gets old though..

 

cool vid

 

The information is very interesting. I just saw it the first time. Thanks for sharing this.

 

lets get some more, all the links are dead.

 

Everybody knows to use mhrb in your substrate, right?