Aah! Real Zombies!
(Room Lanier Grand Ballroom L)
26 Aug 21
7:30 PM
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8:45 PM
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Speaker (Non-Member)
Nature is full of zombies — creatures forced to do the bidding of other organisms at their own expense. Join us as we explore the wide array of behavior-modifying parasites in nature, from fungi that force ants to climb to their deaths and worms that drive insects to drown themselves, to barnacles that turn male crabs into doting mothers. We’ll also discuss how cockroaches have learned to fend off parasitizing wasps and conclude with the question: Could you be a zombie?