Coli likes Bugs and Science right? ///Cordyceps

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Cordyceps/ˈkɔrdəsɛps/ is a genus of ascomycetefungi (sac fungi) that includes about 400 species. All Cordyceps species are endoparasitoids, parasitic mainly on insects and other arthropods (they are thusentomopathogenic fungi); a few are parasitic on other fungi.

When a Cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and eventually replaces the host tissue, while the elongated fruit body (ascocarp) may be cylindrical, branched, or of complex shape. The ascocarp bears many small, flask-shaped perithecia containing asci. These, in turn, contain thread-like ascospores, which usually break into fragments and are presumably infective.

Marks have been found on fossilised leaves that suggest this ability to modify the host's behaviour evolved more than 48 million years ago.


Can Cordyceps Help You Break World Records?
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The fungus Cordyceps first made international headlines in 1993, when female Chinese runners decimated world records in a major competition. Their coach attributed this remarkable athletic performance to the use of caterpillar fungus, or Cordyceps.



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Bruh literally went Super Saiyan :ohhh:So basically if a human ingest these fungi we can achieve God Mode in real life :whoo:
 

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Yeah...no thanks.
I'm not coming near ANYTHING that is so parasitic.
Give it enough time and experience and it will learn how to infect humans...just like in "The Last of Us".
 
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