We are here with a new case of necrophilia from the animal kingdom. Necrophilia, which is called a sexual orientation disorder in humans and described as having a sexual desire for the dead, is already seen in some animals. The event we will talk about now is about an animal that becomes necrophiliac under the influence of a substance.
According to a fairly recent discovery, a fungus species renders the male flies it infects necrophiliac. This fungus not only mates with dead females, but also attracts other uninfected flies.
kills in 7 days
Danish researchers have discovered a mind-blowing effect of a fungus scientifically named Entomophthora muscae. According to the findings, this fungus penetrates the skin of infected houseflies, produces spores in their bodies and quickly gnaws at their intestines. As a result, the infected fly dies within 5 to 7 days. But that’s not the interesting part.
Female houseflies infected with this fungus attract males. The male fly, which mates with the dead fly, becomes attracted to the dead but also spreads the fungus to the live females. While the fly that has become a zombie becomes the slave of this urge, healthy flies are also attracted to this mushroom as at the beginning of the event, and the cycle continues like this.
During the study, the researchers focused on male flies, giving the infected two options for mating. Infected males selected females that had died from the infection. However, the situation is said to be mostly the same in females.
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