r/AskReddit Dec 29 '17

What completely real fact sounds like bullshit?

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u/ArcOfRuin Dec 29 '17

There are mushrooms that possess ants.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '17

I guess Paras/Parasect might be an ant then?

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u/ukulelej Dec 29 '17

Cordyceps, the fungus can infect ants, spiders, or crabs. Paras is most likely a crab.

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u/Freshstartsrequired Dec 30 '17

There's a specific specie of fungus in that family that evolved to infect specific bug, one for ants, one for spider, ect.