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[-] Wildmimic@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

I find it fascinating that a fungus can take over an ant and use it's body to climb up on grass to get eaten. i wonder how the lived experience of that fungus changes over it's phases; does he get vision when controlling the ant? how does it feel to suddendly have legs when you are a fungus?

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

I’m no fun-guy, but I don’t think it works that way. When you drive a car, you don’t suddenly feel like you have wheels. I imagine a zombie fungus driving an ant is akin to a person riding a Silt Strider in Morrowind—a body horror vehicular experience.

[-] tomenzgg@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

When you drive a car, you don’t suddenly feel like you have wheels.

A screenshot of Jordan Peele looking proudly smug from the Mad TV skit parodying the T. V. show "Deal or No Deal"

Not the kinda cars I drive, man.

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