Real life ZOMBIE BUGS 🧟 !! Cordyceps fungi can infect insects and spiders by releasing spores that attach to the host’s body, which then go through their exoskeleton, and take over their internal systems. This alters the insects behaviour, turning them into “zombies”! The fungi can guide their host to a prime location, fuse them in place, then produce their fruiting body to release spores so the cycle and continue. There are over 260 species of cordyceps found worldwide of which most are parasi
0:40
Real life ZOMBIE BUGS 🧟 !! Cordyceps fungi can infect insect…
35.5K views8 months ago
FacebookThe Nature Educator
When a cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and eventually takes control of the body — replacing the host tissue. An elongated fruit body, called an ascocarp, will then spring forth and release the spores. Ensuring that the zombie bug apocalypse continues… #FungusFriday 🧟‍♂️ 🍄 | Science Channel
0:14
When a cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and e…
27.8K viewsOct 16, 2020
FacebookScience Channel
Yes, the Cordyceps fungus is real—and it can destroy entire insect colonies. | National Geographic
0:46
Yes, the Cordyceps fungus is real—and it can destroy entire ins…
368.9K viewsFeb 26, 2023
FacebookNational Geographic
ZOMBIE TIME!!! Check this out! While hiking through the dense jungles of Ecuador I spotted something peculiar: a moth entirely inundated with Cordyceps! This parasitic fungus grows into the body of invertebrates and hijacks their nervous system; gaining control of all motor functions and turning the unsuspecting arthropod into a zombie built for the infection of others. Once infected, the invertebrate no longer has control, and is often forced to climb to impressive heights before ultimately suc
2:07
ZOMBIE TIME!!! Check this out! While hiking through the dense ju…
689K views6 months ago
FacebookJack’s World of Wildlife
Understanding the Cordyceps Fungus: Insect Colonies' Worst Nightmare
0:45
Understanding the Cordyceps Fungus: Insect Colonies' Worst Ni…
1.5M viewsFeb 10, 2023
TikToknatgeo
How Cordyceps Turns Insects into Zombies
4:48
How Cordyceps Turns Insects into Zombies
8 months ago
MSNCrazy Creatures
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as #zombieantfungus, is an insect-pathogenic #fungus, currently found predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems. #TwistedTENS #Top10 | Rob Gavagan
0:57
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as #zombieantf…
7K viewsJul 11, 2022
FacebookRob Gavagan
4:10
'Zombie' Parasite Cordyceps Fungus Takes Over Insects Throu…
5.7M viewsApr 30, 2019
YouTubeNational Geographic
0:36
This Fungus Turns Insects Into Zombies! | Cordyceps Explained
1.6K viewsApr 23, 2025
YouTubeAntravaad
16:25
This fungus grows inside its victim while it’s still alive then kills it
2 months ago
MSNReal Science
1:00
Nature’s Scariest Fungus: Cordyceps
7 views5 months ago
YouTubeThe Sagar Effect
1:11
The Fungus that controls Minds (The Cordyceps)
857 views3 months ago
YouTubeEarth's Wild Depth
0:27
🧟‍♂️ This Fungus Turns Insects Into Zombies (Cordyceps Explained)
1.8K viewsApr 12, 2025
YouTubeFactBender
3:25
Cordyceps Fungus
515.1K viewsMay 3, 2007
YouTubeFreeScienceLectures
23 Bizarre Photos Of Cordyceps, The 'Zombie Fungus' That Takes …
Jan 22, 2023
allthatsinteresting.com
0:26
Cordyceps Fungus Adapting to Infect Humans
69 views2 months ago
YouTubeCurioByte
0:06
Understanding Cordyceps: The Insect Zombie Fungus
18.6K views3 months ago
TikTokthescaryscientist
0:53
Cordyceps: The Fungi That Control Insects!#cordyceps #ZombieFungi…
673 viewsApr 30, 2025
YouTubeInside Biggan English
1:45
Cordyceps attack insects in order to grow
1 viewsApr 10, 2020
DailymotionBrut Nature
4:57
Cordyceps Growth In Nature Documentary FOHOW-WORLD col…
138.5K viewsJul 9, 2012
YouTubeJulius August
1:16
🐛If you were an insect, Cordyceps could be the parasite that infects y…
15.9K viewsOct 14, 2022
TikTokanimamundiherbals
0:08
Factually Interesting on Instagram: "Nature’s Zombie Fungus: How C…
15.6K views4 months ago
Instagramfactuallyinteresting
1:04
Cordyceps Unveiled: Nature's Mind-Bending Fungus
108 viewsDec 4, 2024
YouTubeFeast of Discovery
2:11
Cordyceps: from insect killer to super attractant? The implication…
84 views4 months ago
TikToktheroomworks
8:02
Mind-Controlling Cordyceps Turn Insects into Zombies | Bad Nature…
121.6K viewsMay 28, 2023
YouTubeBBC Earth
0:18
The Rare Fungus That Starts as an Insect
3.5K views4 months ago
YouTubeStern Facts
2:55
Parasitic Cordyceps Take Over Insect's Body | 20 Years of Planet …
243.5K views2 months ago
YouTubeBBC Earth
0:37
The Mind-Control Mystery of Cordyceps Fungus Revealed! #facts
807 viewsNov 19, 2024
YouTubeFact Mania
3:26
The life cycle of Cordyceps fungus. #zombieants
18 views3 months ago
YouTubeNature Nightmares 8888
5:00
The fungus cordyceps turns creatures into zombies, cordycep…
62.7K viewsJun 11, 2015
YouTubeInteresting Facts
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder