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Zombie-ant fungus

Fungi
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859, and currently found predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Genus: Ophiocordyceps
Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
Kingdom: Fungi
Domain: Eukaryota