One of the few things I could feel safe about were zombies. I used to think they existed only in b-movies and that it was unlikely to be attacked by one (unless you are the big boobed blonde in the b-movie). I guess I was wrong. Because some scientists found zombie ants in Germany! This ants are infected with a fungus called Ophiocordyceps, the fungus control their brains and make them act in a weird manner until they die consumed by it. Now that’s some pretty f***ed up shit. 

If I ever get infected with that, please kill me. Just make sure I’m not drunk first, cause it will kinda look the same. Except instead of “braaaains!” I will be groaning “Boooooze!!”

Hit the break to learn more about this macabre fungus.

The gruesome hallmark of the fungus’s handiwork was found on the leaves of plants that grew in Messel, near Darmstadt in Germany, 48m years ago.

The finding shows that parasitic fungi evolved the ability to control the creatures they infect in the distant past, even before the rise of the Himalayas.

The fungus, which is alive and well in forests today, latches on to carpenter ants as they cross the forest floor before returning to their nests high in the canopy.

The fungus grows inside the ants and releases chemicals that affect their behaviour. Some ants leave the colony and wander off to find fresh leaves on their own, while others fall from their tree-top havens on to leaves nearer the ground.

The final stage of the parasitic death sentence is the most macabre. In their last hours, infected ants move towards the underside of the leaf they are on and lock their mandibles in a “death grip” around the central vein, immobilising themselves and locking the fungus in position.

That’s just great. I used to think that zombies were physically impossible because dead is dead but now I have one more thing to be paranoid about! This sucks, I’m never going to watch a zombie movie again!

Click HERE to visit guardian.co.uk to read the entire article while I go ready my survival kit, chainsaw and sawed-off shot gun for the upcoming zombie apocalypse.