Timeline for Anatomically Correct Carnivorous Tree

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May 13, 2019 at 21:25	comment	added	Liam Morris		The fungus then continues breaking down the rest of the ant’s internal components before a stem erupts out of its head and spreads its spores, continuing the cycle. A game called “The Last of Us” focuses on the idea of a mutated version of this fungus, creating zombie-like humans.
May 13, 2019 at 21:22	comment	added	Liam Morris		@MontyHarder You want to know the scariest thing? Things like that already exist. Cordyceps is a fungi that releases spores which get inhaled by ants. The fungus then works its way to the ant’s brain, taking control of it and forcing it to climb as high as it can. Meanwhile, the fungus is breaking down all non-essential components of the ant, slowly killing it. Once the ant has climbed up a plant stem, the fungus forces the ant to latch its mandibles into the stem and locks them in place. -continued-
May 13, 2019 at 20:25	comment	added	Monty Harder		This is very good. The neurotoxin could induce paralysis of voluntary muscles, leaving heartbeat and breath. Once the victim is disabled, the plant can slowly move more branches/leaves onto (and into) it. The plant might even provide sugar and water for the victim's bloodstream to prolong its life, even as it pulls out minerals, forming a temporary symbiosis, until the plant had removed so much that the victim goes into cardiac failure. That a sentient victim could be aware of its slow death, but unable to move a (voluntary) muscle to stop it, would make it all the more chilling.
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