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A University of Louisiana at Lafayette student has discovered a “zombie fungus” that’s been off scientists’ radar for almost a century. Stephen Saltamachia, a senior majoring in microbiology, discovered the rare, furry fungus while working at Acadiana Park Nature Station in Lafayette. He spotted a carpenter ant queen wandering outside, which caught his attention since a queen rarely leaves her nest. - See more at: louisiana.edu/news-events/news/20141112/newsweek-features-student%E2%80%99s-discovery-%E2%80%98zombie-fungus%E2%80%99#sthash.gNwpOZPy.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:25:11 +0000

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