Did you know there is a kind of parasite called zombie ant fungus that takes over an ant's brain. This can be seen in some farms in the USA. Most ants go underground during winter but very few don't. This is because of that parasite. It paralysis the ant's body and sends out its own commands towards the limbs and the ant cant fight back. It makes the ant climb a blade of grass and hang down using its mandibles to hold on to the tip. The ant can remain like this for more than 8 weeks and is eaten by a rabbit. This is bad for the ant but good for the parasite. It then reaches adulthood and produces eggs. The rabbit then excretes these eggs. Snails then, stumble into these eggs.These eggs are eaten by snails. They irritate the snail so much that the snail produces a snot ball and spits out the parasite. Ants seem to love snail's snot. And this is how the cycle starts all over again. 
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