In the Guardian yesterday was the amazing story of a fungus that controls the behaviour of ants and the use of another fungus by the ants to control the first fungus.
Zombie-ant parasitic fungus kept in check by hyperparasitic fungus
Ant colonies are protected against brain-manipulating parasitic fungi by another fungus
I don’t plan any large ant colonies in the new tropical glasshouse but this story is well worth a read for general interest and that macabre thought of the battle between two kingdoms of life.
