Fossil Reveals 48-Million-Year History of Zombie Ants

sciencedaily.com — A 48-million-year-old fossilized leaf has revealed the oldest known evidence of a macabre part of nature -- parasites taking control of their hosts to turn them into zombies. The discovery has been made by a research team led by Dr David P Hughes, from the University of Exeter, who studies parasites that can take over the minds of their hosts... Aug 18, 2010 View in Crawl 4