Brain-Encysting Liver Flukes Alter Behavior of Infected Zombie Ants to Avoid High Temperatures

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The brain-encysting lancet liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum induces Formica polyctena ants to climb and bite to vegetation by the mandibles in a state of temporary tetany.

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