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Post by Fractured Wed May 20, 2009 5:39 pm

Apparently, jewel wasps and phorid flies know how to turn other insects into zombies. Check out the disturbing photos...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/zombie-ants/index.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071206-roach-zombie.html
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Post by BBQLord Wed May 20, 2009 5:49 pm

I'm torn between respecting the source and dismissing it based on the wording.

The "Zombie Roach" only has it's walking disabled and the "Zombie Ant" only gets it brain eaten by larvae... still, in the World of Darkness the reports could be a lot more... disturbing and frightening. Real Zombie animals (and people?), for instance.

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Post by Guest Wed May 20, 2009 5:50 pm

well it mentioned the ant could have a compulsion to feel it's attacking hive-mates...

creepy

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Post by BBQLord Wed May 20, 2009 5:56 pm

That would've been awesome but it's the other way around (less zombie and more Promethean style Wink). Get brain-suction, lose sync with the nest, get attacked, flee up to 50 meters to avoid attacks. Still, that would indeed have been a nice little twist to make. Especially if it wasn't stopped the first few attacks and got to murder other ants. Twisted Evil

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Post by Fractured Wed May 20, 2009 6:01 pm

BBQ is right; the fly tells the ant to run away from its colony so that the fly can avoid being attacked as it comes out.

BBQ is wrong; the wasp doesn't just lose it's ability to walk; it is compelled underground into the wasps nest, also.

It is very creepy : D
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Post by BBQLord Wed May 20, 2009 6:04 pm

Fractured wrote:BBQ is right; the fly tells the ant to run away from its colony so that the fly can avoid being attacked as it comes out.
Which is wicked awesome in it's own right. Still, I'm torn. How do they know the ant is compelled by the fly? Or do they mean indirectly compelled (because it loses certain brain functions)?

Fractured wrote:BBQ is wrong; the wasp doesn't just lose it's ability to walk; it is compelled underground into the wasps nest, also.
Do you mean the roach? If so, it is pulled into the wasps nest (presumably by the wasp). Still, that would be another very WoDesque twist to add to the mix. Twisted Evil

Fractured wrote:It is very creepy : D
Insects just might be the most inhuman animals ever. cheers


Also, completely forgot my first reason to post here;

Thumbs up for finding these little gems, Fractured. Very good stuff. Smile

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Post by Fractured Wed May 20, 2009 7:26 pm

Yes, I meant the roach. /slaps head.

Thanks, BBQ : )
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Post by Khalvin Wed May 20, 2009 10:21 pm

I'm think Spirit hybrids that eat people they posses, forcing them to hide indoors to stay unnoticed. like a virus attacking cells.
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Post by Fractured Wed May 20, 2009 10:37 pm

Oh, that's nasty. Twisted Evil "Haven't seen Bob around much lately..."
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Post by Khalvin Wed May 20, 2009 10:43 pm

A hoard of Gluttony's minions feasting upon humanity and dragging the spoils back into the Shadow.
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Post by Kelreth Wed May 20, 2009 10:49 pm

Khalvin wrote:A hoard of Gluttony's minions feasting upon humanity and dragging the spoils back into the Shadow.

sounds like nurgle
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