Ant Parasite Turns Host Into Ripe Red Berry

[sechs]

Not quite... but still something interesting from the biology files:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080116142805.htm

 

[Mercutio]

I thought this one was more generally horrifying.

 

[ddrueding]

Wow. Yeah, quite horrifying.

 

[mubs]

It's amazing how fungi and lowly parasites can control and dictate the behavior of their hosts. Reads like sci-fi.