Comments on: The Scariest Fungus on Earth http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/ Specialization is for Insects. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shawn Horwood http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-44909 Shawn Horwood Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:07:44 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-44909 That is really cool John. Pretty disgusting though. Thank you for showing this! That is really cool John. Pretty disgusting though. Thank you for showing this!

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-35725 John P. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:35:25 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-35725 Rob, Thanks for the tip about the video being gone. I found another version of it and have replaced it in this post, so now you can see it in all it's disgusting glory! :-) John Rob,

Thanks for the tip about the video being gone. I found another version of it and have replaced it in this post, so now you can see it in all it’s disgusting glory! :-)

John

]]> By: rob abshire http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-35719 rob abshire Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:57:31 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-35719 dude the video isnt there. ive heard of this fungus but never seen it before in action. sounds interesting and disturbing at the same time dude the video isnt there. ive heard of this fungus but never seen it before in action. sounds interesting and disturbing at the same time

]]> By: George Sourrys http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-33402 George Sourrys Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:14:21 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-33402 Yeah it is from the Planet Earth series Yeah it is from the Planet Earth series

]]> By: Tom Barr http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-28560 Tom Barr Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:20:09 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-28560 Hmmm, maybe I should sell that fungus to people who have ant problems. I bought a type of snail that eats other snails and now I occasionally see my snails and don't see the regular ones for years. Why not a fungus to take care of the ants? Hmmm, maybe I should sell that fungus to people who have ant problems. I bought a type of snail that eats other snails and now I occasionally see my snails and don’t see the regular ones for years. Why not a fungus to take care of the ants?

]]> By: Lisa Marie Mary http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-28534 Lisa Marie Mary Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:44:18 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-28534 That is just beyond freaky. I completely have the heebie jeebies now. Oh boy, am I glad this post was brought to the surface! ;) That is just beyond freaky. I completely have the heebie jeebies now. Oh boy, am I glad this post was brought to the surface! ;)

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-28530 John P. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:28:16 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-28530 Thanks for the heads up. I've updated the link and the video is working again! John Thanks for the heads up. I’ve updated the link and the video is working again!

John

]]> By: Angry Penguin http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-28523 Angry Penguin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:22:42 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-28523 Amazing build up, but the video is no longer there. I was looking forward to watching that. Amazing build up, but the video is no longer there. I was looking forward to watching that.

]]> By: hthth http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6289 hthth Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:33:40 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6289 "What is really scary is if it could be genetically modified to affect humans and weaponized." Shhhh! John's an ex-marine, some of his old generals might be reading the blog, don't give them any ideas! “What is really scary is if it could be genetically modified to affect humans and weaponized.”

Shhhh! John’s an ex-marine, some of his old generals might be reading the blog, don’t give them any ideas!

]]> By: Terry http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Terry Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:58:02 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6277 I saw that video on Animal Planet or Discovery. It is amazing but I didn't get he sense that the fungus controlled the mind of the ant but instead its growth affecting its ability to control its motor functions. It also mentioned that the fungus doesn't affect every insect but there are several varieties that can affect many different species of insects. What is really scary is if it could be genetically modified to affect humans and weaponized. I saw that video on Animal Planet or Discovery. It is amazing but I didn’t get he sense that the fungus controlled the mind of the ant but instead its growth affecting its ability to control its motor functions. It also mentioned that the fungus doesn’t affect every insect but there are several varieties that can affect many different species of insects. What is really scary is if it could be genetically modified to affect humans and weaponized.

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6270 John P. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:09:35 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6270 My pleasure. :-) I'm just glad there isn't a version of this fungus that attacks humans. That would be not only creepy, but disgusting. John My pleasure. :-)

I’m just glad there isn’t a version of this fungus that attacks humans. That would be not only creepy, but disgusting.

John

]]> By: hthth http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6265 hthth Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:23:45 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6265 Man, this fungus is just incredible. Thanks for finding it, John! Man, this fungus is just incredible. Thanks for finding it, John!

]]> By: Scary Fungus Controls the Minds of Insects | Think Artificial http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 Scary Fungus Controls the Minds of Insects | Think Artificial Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:52:31 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6264 [...] Ever heard of Cordyceps fungus? It’s a fungus that attacks insects, infiltrating their body and brain — driving them mad. Eventually, it kills the insect, eats it alive and then violently breaks through its body near the head in tentacle forms, dispersing spores to infect any other insects that dare come close. My buddy John posted the scoop on this one over at One Man’s Blog — it’s interesting in so many ways. This fungus takes control of rudimentary motor functions, disorienting the insects and forcing them to walk upwards — like a puppet master. Another is that the Bullet ants realize the danger and move the infected as far away from their colonies as possible. [...] [...] Ever heard of Cordyceps fungus? It’s a fungus that attacks insects, infiltrating their body and brain — driving them mad. Eventually, it kills the insect, eats it alive and then violently breaks through its body near the head in tentacle forms, dispersing spores to infect any other insects that dare come close. My buddy John posted the scoop on this one over at One Man’s Blog — it’s interesting in so many ways. This fungus takes control of rudimentary motor functions, disorienting the insects and forcing them to walk upwards — like a puppet master. Another is that the Bullet ants realize the danger and move the infected as far away from their colonies as possible. [...]

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6253 John P. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:00:49 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6253 Hmm. I'm not really certain where the video originated. I just came across it on YouTube... Hmm. I’m not really certain where the video originated. I just came across it on YouTube…

]]> By: SEM Inc. http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-6244 SEM Inc. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:31:08 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/06/20/the-scariest-fungus-on-earth/#comment-6244 Is that from the Planet Earth DVD set? I just bought that for my Dad for Father's Day. Those videos are completely amazing. This fungus though, is absolutely horrific. Could you imagine something like that that could attack a human being. Is that from the Planet Earth DVD set? I just bought that for my Dad for Father’s Day. Those videos are completely amazing. This fungus though, is absolutely horrific. Could you imagine something like that that could attack a human being.

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