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Scientists have found zombie ants in the Brazilian rainforests. How can that be? The ants are infected by a fungus. As a matter of fact, scientists have just found four new species of the zombie creating fungus, Ophiocordyceps. You are telling me the fungus turns out the answer to the zombies. Fungi produce little seed like particles called spores. If an ant gets infected by one, the fungus hijacks its brain. Instead of doing its normal chores, the ant starts searching for the ideal location for the fungus to grow. It's not just wonder? No. Scientists have found that infected ants go to specific locations: beneath leaves on the north sides of plants, about ten inches above the ground, in 94-95% humidity, and at 77-86 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures.科學家在巴西發現了“僵尸螞蟻”，那是怎么回事？原來螞蟻感染上一種真菌。事實上，科學家剛剛已經發現了能產生真菌的4種新物種。真菌就是螞蟻變僵尸的原因。真菌會產生叫 “孢子”的微粒，如果螞蟻感染上真菌，真菌就會控制螞蟻的大腦。感染后螞蟻不會做正常的活動，而是去尋找真菌生長的理想環境。這不令人吃驚嗎？不。科學家發現被感染的螞蟻會去特定的地方：在植物北側的葉片下面，距離地面大概10寸高，處在94%-95%的濕度，和77-86的華氏溫度中。
