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Ophiocordyceps fungi take control of ants, forcing them to bite onto vegetation before they die.

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Is it true that Ophiocordyceps fungi take control of ants, forcing them to bite onto vegetation before they die?

Yes. Multiple independent sources state that Ophiocordyceps fungi manipulate infected ants, driving them to climb and bite onto vegetation, where the ants then die.

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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - Wikipedia
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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis

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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: A keystone species for unraveling ecosystem functioning and biodiversity of fungi in tropical forests? -
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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: A keystone species for unraveling ecosystem functioning and biodiversity of fungi in tropical forests? - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.4.5.16721

Multiple new species of <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> fungus on ants
2015
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Araújo, J. P. M. & Hughes, D. P. (2015). Multiple new species of
                  <i>Ophiocordyceps</i>
                  fungus on ants. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/017723

Genetic Underpinnings of Host Manipulation by Ophiocordyceps as Revealed by Comparative Transcriptomics
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Genetic Underpinnings of Host Manipulation by Ophiocordyceps as Revealed by Comparative Transcriptomics. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401290

Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the "zombie-ant fungi" clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)
2023
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Dexiang, T., Jing, Z., & Yingling, L. (2023). Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the "zombie-ant fungi" clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales). zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.99.107565

Population genomics revealed cryptic species within host-specific zombie-ant fungi (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis)
2019
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Population genomics revealed cryptic species within host-specific zombie-ant fungi (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis). (2019). agroparistech.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106580

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Population genomics revealed cryptic species within host-specific zombie-ant fungi (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis)
2019
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Population genomics revealed cryptic species within host-specific zombie-ant fungi (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis). (2019). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106580

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