# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DC12J6gBPwV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73494855-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/724c9bfee6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-11-26T17:00:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

This fungus turns insects into zombies 🧟🍄

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis takes control of the central nervous system and alters the behaviour of insects… but why?
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#fungus #zombiemushroom #zombiefungus #sciencefact

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## Tags

zombiefungus, sciencefact, fungus, zombiemushroom

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