The idea of human zombies probably seems pretty far-fetched. But there are
real zombies out there in the animal kingdom. To kick off Halloween week, science writer
Ed Yong of The Atlantic creeps us out with a couple of examples. Hint: they involve fungus. (Encore episode)
Read more of Ed's reporting on:
- The zombie fungus controlling ants' brains:
https://bit.ly/2Zk79nA- How to Tame a Zombie Fungus:
https://bit.ly/3E13QAcHaunted by other creepy crawlies in the animal kingdom you think we should know about? Please email the show at
shortwave@npr.org — we'd love a little afternoon fright!
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