ZOMBIE-ZOMBIE INSECT WORLD
TUKANG BECAK - You never see the movie Resident Evil or other zombie movies? Or old school movie titled The Hidden?where aliens can control the human body and move to move from one body to another. Well the case with insect insect is similar to that occurring in the film.
As quoted from versesofuniverse.blogspot.com , Many insects can not control his own accord because they are infected and the willingness they have been taken over by some sort of fungus or virus. Maybe this only occurs in insects, but it was likely the same thing will also occur in humans. It could be when a man is not worthy of being inheritors of the earth one day, make the earth ruled by fungi and viruses, and others as the ruler of this earth ...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou ...
That's the first song of Cranberries are very famous. and not without reason mention zombie Cranberries are in the head ...
Below Zombie-Zombie in insect kingdom, as quoted by Nature expands so teacher
Zombie Fungi
A newly discovered species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani, grows on the head "zombie" ants in the Brazilian rainforest. Initially regarded as a single species, called Ophiocordyceps unilateralist, this fungus is actually four distinct species that can "mind control" ants. Fungus species can infect an ant, take over his brain, and then kill the ants when the ants have arrived at the ideal location for the fungus to grow and spread their spores.
A newly discovered species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani, grows on the head "zombie" ants in the Brazilian rainforest. Initially regarded as a single species, called Ophiocordyceps unilateralist, this fungus is actually four distinct species that can "mind control" ants. Fungus species can infect an ant, take over his brain, and then kill the ants when the ants have arrived at the ideal location for the fungus to grow and spread their spores.
Four species of fungus is known to live in Brazil's Atlantic rain forest, which is rapidly changing due to climate change and deforestation. It is tempting to speculate that scientists each species of fungus has its own ant species that is best for the attack. And There might be thousands of zombie fungi in tropical forests across the world waiting to be discovered.
The researchers found that four species of fungi "zombie" new, identified using different techniques to spread after infecting ants. Some species of fungi creating "infection pegs" that stick thin on the victim's body and infected. Other fungal species develop explosive spores on the infected ant bodies'. When other ants come near the body of his friend, was shot ant spores unnoticed by ants, turning them into zombie ants next.
Nested in the brain zombie ants, fungi species "direct" zombie ants to go to leaves or other stable places, so that the mold can be a good place to breed. For example, when the fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani will kill ants, these ants bite with any hard object occupies. This control is so strong that a dead zombie ant can remain stationary while hanging upside down position.
A white fungus stalk (left) of species-rufipedis Ophiocordyceps camponoti began to poke out through the head of a zombie ant two days after the death. Also noticeable faint white fungal growth on the joints ants.After the dead insects, fungus rapidly spreads through the body. During the first few days, though, very little evidence of a fungus that is visible from the outside.
During the later stages of infection Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis, fungus rapidly consumes the nutrients inside a zombie ant and begins to colonize the outside of the ant's body, as pictured. Fungus stalk growing from the back of the head (top right) also becomes longer and more noticeable.
Mature mushroom stalks, growing from a zombie ant's head during the late stages of infection, differs between species of fungi. For example, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis create just one single stalk (pictured), while Ophiocordyceps balzani camponoti-branched stems form (as shown in the first picture).
Even for zombie fungus, not everything always goes as planned. For example, in the picture of two dead zombie ants, ants on an ant bite on the neck underneath and not bite leaves - probably to prevent the fungus from where he grew up.
Ants are not the only host / host for the fungus zombies. There are other insects that fall prey to fungus.Photo Above, is a species of wasps infected by the fungus Cordyceps is yet to be named or formally documented. Mushrooms of the genus Cordyceps is the result of the evolution of tight competition between host and parasite. That means the fungus is often locked into one type of host. A specialization is not favorable for the fungus because it will become extinct when its host species extinct.
Unlike ants, many insect species are victims of zombie fungi, very difficult to identify after the fungus spreads throughout their body - like flies above.
Crickets can also fall prey to zombie fungi (as shown above), although little is known about the species of fungi that brought this insect to pick her terrible death. Scientists plan to conduct further research on the fungus zombies brazil forest and expect to find more zombie fungus species.
This is just the tip of what will be a very large iceberg.
Zombie Virus
Virus infects gypsy moth caterpillars terrible. Caterpillar infected with this virus will climb to the highest peak of the tree to die and liquefy himself so that his body fluids from wetting all leaves below will be followed like rain to spread infecting virus2.
Virus infects gypsy moth caterpillars terrible. Caterpillar infected with this virus will climb to the highest peak of the tree to die and liquefy himself so that his body fluids from wetting all leaves below will be followed like rain to spread infecting virus2.
The baculovirus species can control the victim who fortunately only gypsy moth caterpillars on the type. The virus is what forced "zombie" caterpillar climb a tree, where he eventually melt his host body that emits a viscous fluid. This virus reproduce itself in the body of its host, and executes when the host has a lot of virus in the body of its host, and there are other genes in the virus that then make the caterpillar melt. So the caterpillar becomes a pool of millions of virus particles that eventually fell into the foliage below where it can infect other caterpillars caterpillars eat the leaves are exposed to the virus "
"Somehow or another, the use of this gene, the virus can manipulate the behavior of caterpillars to go to the correct location in the tree to increase the spread and proliferation to a new host. It is truly amazing
Zombie Venom
parasitic jewel wasp poison that is injected directly into the cockroach brain to inhibit the "free will" of the victim. Toxins that inhibit a chemical called octopamine in the cockroach brain that controls motivation for running.
parasitic jewel wasp poison that is injected directly into the cockroach brain to inhibit the "free will" of the victim. Toxins that inhibit a chemical called octopamine in the cockroach brain that controls motivation for running.
Without being able to fight, "zombie" cockroach was ordered to underground wasp nest, where the eggs are laid in the stomach. The larvae hatch and then eat the cockroaches that are alive but unable to fight it from the inside to the outside. Everything takes about seven to eight days, in which meat must be fresh.Adult wasps emerge from the body of a victim after about a month.
Octopamine is the substance of the brain that puts the insects in a state of alert, inspired them to move, and allows them to perform physically demanding tasks. Octopamine serves the same function as noradrenaline, is involved dalamfight ... or flight reaction in the vertebrate brain.
Zombie Larvae
In South America, the female phorid flies have developed a bizarre reproductive strategy: They attack fire ants (as in the photo above), and then inject their eggs into the ants with their needle-like organs.
In South America, the female phorid flies have developed a bizarre reproductive strategy: They attack fire ants (as in the photo above), and then inject their eggs into the ants with their needle-like organs.
Egg grows and the resulting larva generally move to the head of the ant. Larvae stay there for weeks - suck depleted brain and transform ants into "zombies," in some cases, the ants that get injections can walk as far as 55 meters (50 feet) from the colony to avoid attack another fire ant.
Finally, decapitating baby flies through the head of its host and ants, as shown in the figure below.
In turn, phorid fly maggots are injected into its host ant decapitating (pictured in a file photo) and use the hole on the head inangnyanya as a place to develop into pupae, an intermediate stage between larvae and adult flies. Just before that, maggots appeared to control the ant's behavior, pointing to a place where he is safe, leafy moist from other ants will attack. Not only decapitating its host, but the larvae transform into a zombie ants.
A phorid fly larvae emerge from the empty head of its host, the fire ants
Approximately 40 days after the eggs are deposited, phorid fly larvae develop into pupae are more like adult phorid flies
Zombie Worms
Parasites come in many forms. Horsehair worms, also called Gordian worms (phylum Nematomorpha), larvae are parasitic on insects or crustaceans. When in the lord of their host, they grow and fill the body of its host until they are ready to go. In fact, these creatures grow between 50-100 cm (20-39 in), but can reach 200 cm (78 in) in extreme cases.
Parasites come in many forms. Horsehair worms, also called Gordian worms (phylum Nematomorpha), larvae are parasitic on insects or crustaceans. When in the lord of their host, they grow and fill the body of its host until they are ready to go. In fact, these creatures grow between 50-100 cm (20-39 in), but can reach 200 cm (78 in) in extreme cases.
They lay their eggs teluru-in or near water. This is so the eggs are laid near the water will be swallowed / consumed by insects that are able to leave the area moist. But it was really important for these parasites, then he should look for ways to make their hosts back into the water. At least two species of horsehair worms known to manipulate their host to commit suicide by drowning: Spinochordodes tellinii and Paragordius tricuspidatus, who often prefer crickets and grasshoppers as host.
When the worms reach adulthood within the body of its host, he had to get water. These worms can take over the mind of its host and provides a 'command' to jump into a pool of water, troughs, ponds, reservoirs, or rivers. Scientists have been trying to figure out how the worm is able to manipulate insects:
These worms produce certain types of molecules that affect the central nervous system of the host, which in turn makes the insects behave abnormally. This parasite also produces a protein that is very similar to that found in insects. This protein is accepted by the insect's body, which means the worm is successful in terms of molecular mimicry!
As a result, the host finally releasing their natural instincts, then drowned, or died as a parasite that has grown out of his body, and then ready to make a small parasite that can do the above again.
