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Zombie Fungus-Infected Fly that Likely Lived Among Dinosaurs Is Preserved in Amber

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the mutant parasite in the video game series “The Last of Us.” Creators of the franchise, which includes a show on HBO, got the idea from a type of fungus that hijacks the brains of ants and releases a flurry of lethal spores. (Both HBO and CNN belong to the parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.) In “The Last of …

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Zombie fungus-infected fly that likely lived among dinosaurs is preserved in amber

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The fly has been preserved inside amber.

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