Cordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi that often attacks insects in interesting ways. When an ant, for example, is infected with Cordyceps, the fungus will affect its brain and drive it to climb to a high place, such as a stalk of grass, and hold on. Eventually, the fungus will burst out of the ant's head and deposit its spores into the air.
Here's a link to a YouTube video of a Planet Earth segment on this Cordyceps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
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