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cultivator on Nostr: When an ant is infected with cordyceps fungus the others will do this and carry it ...

When an ant is infected with cordyceps fungus the others will do this and carry it away from the nest before the fruiting body emerges from the ant and infects the rest of the colony.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis