Zombies are real – just ask the parasites taking over the bodies and brains of insects and rodents, leading them to their doom

October 30, 2026 · 8:13 pm 1 sources

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• Zombies are real – just ask the parasites taking over the bodies and brains of insects and rodents, leading them to their doom
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 30, 2026 20:13
  Parasitic fungi, wasps, worms and amoeba can control the behavior of their hosts in various horrifying ways.