Researchers Spot And Manipulate Zombie Gene In Caterpillars

[StrixMaxima]

That actually happens to several viruses, bacteria and parasites. The Toxoplasma gondii parasite, for instance, forces the mouses they infect to act recklessly towards cat, counting that they'll get eaten and thus completing the parasite's life cycle.

Nature is much more interesting than most fiction =)

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

"Hey! Let's see what this virus does on humans, just for fun!"

...I'm taking bets that this has been said at least once by the researchers since they found it...

 

[Hexador]

Interesting article but very misleading headline/lead. These aren't zombie caterpillars. They are more like caterpillars with head-crabs. Kind of like zombies but not exactly the living dead.

 

[Ickorus]

Looks like we'll be getting 'infected' instead of traditional zombies.

I hate fast zombies, harder to outrun or outsmart.

OK GUYS, time to build safe houses scattered in random locations around the city, we will need ammunition, medkits, pain killers and some markers to make random writings in the walls, we must make sure to have them all prepared before the first 2 weeks of infection :X

I am prepared.

 

[dghjdgdjf]

This kills the crab.

I mean... caterpillar...