Name: このキラー菌はゾンビにハエを回す｜ディープルック (This Killer Fungus Turns Flies into Zombies | Deep Look)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T08:32:13.000Z
Duration: 4 min 29 s
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We like to think we're in control … that our minds are our own.

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Its brain has been hijacked by another organism and it's not going to end well.

It all starts when the fly is innocently walking around, sipping on overripe fruit.

It picks up an invisible fungus spore, which bores under its skin.

But inside, the fungus is growing, feeding on the fly's fat … and infiltrating its

At dusk on the fourth or fifth day, the fly gets a little erratic, wandering around.

Scientists call this behavior “summiting.”

The fly sticks out its mouthpart and spits out a tiny drop of sticky liquid.

That glues the fly down, sealing its fate.

Now that the fungus has forced the fly into this death pose … wings out of the way … nothing

Tiny spore launchers burst out of the fly's skin.

Hundreds of spores shoot out at high speed, catching a breeze if the fly climbed high

They're the next generation of killer fungus.

It continues for hours, spores flying out.

These flies are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And if spores land on a wing, which they can't bore into, they shoot out a secondary spore

So how does a fungus take control of a brain?

At Harvard, Carolyn Elya is trying to understand that.

She thinks the fungus secretes chemicals to manipulate the fly's neurons, maybe stimulating

But don't worry: The fungus can't hurt humans.

Scientists have tried to harness its power for our benefit, to kill flies in our kitchens

The deadly spores are actually pretty fragile and short-lived.

It turns out, this lethal puppet master does only what it needs to for its *own* survival.

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このキラー菌はゾンビにハエを回す｜ディープルック (This Killer Fungus Turns Flies into Zombies | Deep Look)

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