University of Copenhagen: Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses - India Education Diary

A unique fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer a female fly carcass has lain and rotted, the greater the male’s lust. This, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Copenhage

A unique fungus survives by ‘bewitching’ male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer a female fly carcass has lain and rotted, the greater the males lust. This, according to a new study… [+3942 chars]

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