If infected individuals are discovered, the workers take them away far from the colony. After all, the fungus can wipe out an entire colony. And not just ants: Thousands of different types of parasitic fungus specialized on individual species. As Sir David Attenborough mentions, parasites like these stop any one animal (species) from getting the upper hand. The more numerous the species becomes, the more likely it will be attacked. If only all the other species had vaccines. Read more at iflscience/plants-and-animals/watch-parasitic-fungus-erupt-ants-head#fwCAyXKm0leKLCVh.99
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 15:26:04 +0000