[閒聊] 蘇格蘭雨林發現類最後生還者的喪屍真菌

https://i.imgur.com/Ex9hTPt.jpg 不過只能感染蜘蛛 Now, as reported by The Times, the Gibellula fungus, which infects spiders through fungal spores and grows from within the body, eventually digesting the insect whole, has been found in Scotland. Like The Last of Us’ parasitic fungal infection in humans, the real-world Gibellula fungus can make spiders act “like zombies” before death by making them stick to the underside of leaves, allowing spores to spread more easily. 根據《泰晤士報》的報導， 真菌孢子感染蜘蛛並從體內生長的Gibellula fungus 已在蘇格蘭被發現。 這種真菌最終會將蜘蛛完全消化。 與《最後生還者》中寄生性真菌感染人類的情況類似， 現實中的 Gibellula fungus 會讓蜘蛛在死亡前表現得像「喪屍」， 它們會黏在葉片底部，從而更容易傳播孢子。 Amateur naturalist Ben Mitchell, who is part of the West Cowal Habitat Restoration Project on the west coast of Scotland and made the discovery, said: “It’s part of a group of fungi that are known for turning their victims into ‘zombies,' compelling them to act in a certain way before killing them. 「這是一組以將受害者變成『喪屍』而聞名的真菌， 它們在殺死目標之前會迫使它們表現出特定行為。」 “Gibellula seems to make spiders move to the underside of leaves, before sticking them there. It’s maybe so that when they fruit, the spores are protected from the rain and can drop on to other unsuspecting spiders more easily. 「Gibellula fungus 似乎會讓蜘蛛移動到葉片底部， 然後將它們黏在那裡。可能是為了在孢子形成時， 孢子能夠避免雨水的的破壞， 並更容易掉落在其他毫無防備的蜘蛛身上。」 “It’s a bit grim, but it’s all part of the remarkable natural world.” 「這聽起來有些陰森， 但這都是奇妙自然界的一部分。」 Since The Last of Us hit PlayStation and, subsequently, our TV screens, the real-world Cordyceps has found itself under a microscope, with some wondering if the future the video game imagines might be possible in the real world. Indeed, Cordyceps has long been studied by the scientific community and is even found in a number of health supplements. But don’t worry - so far none of these "zombie fungi" have evolved to gain the ability to control a human mind. 自《最後生還者》推出並且登上電視螢幕以來， 現實中的蟲草菌也受到了更多關注， 部分人甚至在思考遊戲中所描繪的未來是否可能在現實中發生。 事實上， 科學界已經對蟲草菌進行了長期研究， 甚至將其應用於多種健康補充劑中。 不過，不用擔心—— 到目前為止， 這些「喪屍真菌」還沒有進化出控制人類思想的能力。 So far. 還沒有。 『只能感染蜘蛛』 聽起來像是個FLAG呢 ----- Sent from JPTT on my Samsung SM-A146P. -- 「胡鐵花，我希望你以後知道，世上的女孩子， 並不是每個都像高亞男那麼好對付的，你覺得高亞男好對付，只因為她喜歡你。」 「不錯，從今以後，我再不敢說我會對付女人了， 我現在簡直恨不得跪在高亞男面前，去嗅她的腳。」 《楚留香傳奇‧大沙漠》 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 39.12.16.146 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/C_Chat/M.1728017615.A.EB8.html