Comments on: Scary Fungus Controls the Minds of Insects http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/ Exploring the hi-tech artificial, virtual things we design Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scary, Spooky, Creepy, Crawly Plants « PHS Online http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-92833 Scary, Spooky, Creepy, Crawly Plants « PHS Online Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:02:30 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-92833 [...] to talk about the nasty antics that fungi can get up to. But I can’t resist just one plug for this fungus, which infiltrates the minds of insects and drives them crrrrrazy, and which clearly came straight [...] [...] to talk about the nasty antics that fungi can get up to. But I can’t resist just one plug for this fungus, which infiltrates the minds of insects and drives them crrrrrazy, and which clearly came straight [...]

]]> By: Frank http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-57672 Frank Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:03:14 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-57672 - What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects This fungi is not the only organisme that attacks 1 species, a virus for instance also attacks 1 kind of animal. A human can't be infected by a pig virus for instance. We maybe feel a little ill, but we would not get very sick. - What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects

This fungi is not the only organisme that attacks 1 species, a virus for instance also attacks 1 kind of animal. A human can’t be infected by a pig virus for instance. We maybe feel a little ill, but we would not get very sick.

]]> By: In Which We Ask, What’s A Chamoy? « This Recording http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 In Which We Ask, What’s A Chamoy? « This Recording Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:05:54 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-1648 [...] Insects – I love bugs, but these bugs scare even me: the bat-eating centipede, the insect-insanity-causing cordyceps fungus, the NYC-popular giant [...] [...] Insects – I love bugs, but these bugs scare even me: the bat-eating centipede, the insect-insanity-causing cordyceps fungus, the NYC-popular giant [...]

]]> By: Moths Controlled by Machine Intelligence | Think Artificial http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Moths Controlled by Machine Intelligence | Think Artificial Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:06:14 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-295 [...] story seemed a nice insect-related follow up to my entry on the brain controlling fungus. The project codename is Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS), and the control [...] [...] story seemed a nice insect-related follow up to my entry on the brain controlling fungus. The project codename is Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS), and the control [...]

]]> By: Hrafn http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Hrafn Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:56:46 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-293 <blockquote> What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects </blockquote> Wow. That <em>is</em> remarkable. It's unclear from the Wikipedia article how many species there are that attack insects, but it seems there are at least 300 species of Cordyceps.

What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects

Wow. That is remarkable. It’s unclear from the Wikipedia article how many species there are that attack insects, but it seems there are at least 300 species of Cordyceps.

]]> By: Schizodoxe | le blog des mutations : sciences, technologie, robotique, culture, video, news, infos, analyses... http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Schizodoxe | le blog des mutations : sciences, technologie, robotique, culture, video, news, infos, analyses... Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:05:00 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-291 [...] Source : Think Artificial. [...] [...] Source : Think Artificial. [...]

]]> By: peroty http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-289 peroty Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:31:29 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-289 OK... that made my skin crawl and I didn't even realize what was happening in the video until I noticed the long worm coming out of the insect. EEK! Invasion of the Body Snatchers... brain bugs.. INVASION! That seriously gave me the creeps. And reinforced to me how smart ants are. OK… that made my skin crawl and I didn’t even realize what was happening in the video until I noticed the long worm coming out of the insect.

EEK! Invasion of the Body Snatchers… brain bugs.. INVASION!

That seriously gave me the creeps. And reinforced to me how smart ants are.

]]> By: Guðný http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Guðný Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:33:49 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-287 I think the clip is from one of the episodes in the series "Earth". What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects and of course I also find the whole thing very very creepy :) I think the clip is from one of the episodes in the series “Earth”. What I think is remarkable is that each type of cordycep only attacks a single species of insects and of course I also find the whole thing very very creepy :)

]]> By: Bryndís http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Bryndís Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:52:25 +0000 http://www.thinkartificial.org/aesthetics/scary-fungus-controls-the-minds-of-insects/#comment-286 I wonder if they control us too! I wonder if they control us too!

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