Scientists have discovered a type of fungus that causes unusual behavior in the infected fly. The study revealed that male flies infected with the fungus tend to mate with dead flies. This fungus also kills the infected fly within 7 days.
Here we are with a new case of necrophilia from the animal kingdom. Necrophilia, which is called a sexual orientation disorder in humans and described as having a sexual desire for the dead, is already seen in some animals. The event we will talk about now is about an animal that becomes necrophiliac under the influence of a substance.
According to a relatively new discovery, a mushroom species renders the male flies it infects necrophiliac. This fungus not only mates with dead females, but also attracts other uninfected flies.
kills in 7 days
Danish researchers, scientific name Entomophthora muscae discovered a mind-numbing effect of a fungus with According to the findings, this fungus penetrates the skin of infected houseflies, produces spores in their bodies and quickly gnaws at their intestines. As a result, the infected fly dies within 5 to 7 days. But that’s not the interesting part.
Female houseflies infected with this fungus attract males. The male fly, which mates with the dead fly, becomes attracted to the dead but also spreads the fungus to the live females. The fly, which has become a zombie, is now a slave to this impulse.netted flies are also attracted to this mushroom as at the beginning of the event. and the cycle continues like this.
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During the study, the researchers focused on male flies, giving the infected two options for mating. Infected males selected females that had died from the infection. However, the situation is said to be mostly the same in females.
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