Real-life zombies? What inspired the fungus in The Last of Us? An Ophiocordyceps species of fungi has exploded from the body of a carpenter ant in Japan to scatter spores that can infect other ants.

Can fungi infect and control humans? While zombie fungi are real and numerous, Araújo and others aren’t worried about Ophiocordyceps infecting people.

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The video game-inspired hit zombie apocalypse show "The Last of Us" draws its inspiration from a terrifying zombie-ant fungus found in nature.

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