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This Killer Fungus Turns Flies into Zombies

Something is growing inside that fruit fly in your kitchen. At dusk, the fly points its wings straight up and dies in a gruesome pose so that a fungus can ooze out and fire hundreds of reproductive spores.
Season 6 Episode 18 Length 04:28 Premiere: 10/22/19

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