30 Jan 2023
The Last of Ants (A última das formigas)
Neste episódio vamos surfar na onda da cultura pop e discutir algumas questões que a série The Last of Us baseada no jogo de mesmo nome, tem apresentado ao público. O fungo criador de zumbis em The Last of Us é real? E o que os insetos tem a ver com isso?
Músicas
Danosongs - Cassino Clocks
Unknown - Styx
Unknown - Deep trailer full
O conteúdo desse episódio foi retirado dos artigos How a parasitc fungus turns ants into ‘zombies’ de Jennifer Lu, publicado na National Geographicem 18 de abril de 2019; Could a parasitc fungus evolve to control humans? de Sarah Gibbens, publicado na National Geographic em 19 de janeiro de 2023; What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that inspired “The Last of Us” de Kate Golembiewski, publicado na CNN em 25 de janeiro de 2023. Além de consultas aos artigos científicos de João Araújo e colaboradores que estão listados logo abaixo.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/parasitic-fungus-evolve-to-control-humans (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/parasitic-fungus-evolve-to-control-humans)
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/zombie-fungus-ophiocordyceps-the-last-of-us-scn/index.html (https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/zombie-fungus-ophiocordyceps-the-last-of-us-scn/index.html)
Araújo, J. P. M., Evans, H. C., Kepler, R., & Hughes, D. P. (2018). Zombie-ant fungi across continents: 15 new species and new combinations within Ophiocordyceps. I. Myrmecophilous hirsutelloid species. Studies in Mycology, 90(1), 119-160.
Araújo, J. P., & Hughes, D. P. (2019). Zombie-ant fungi emerged from non-manipulating, beetle-infecting ancestors. Current Biology, 29(21), 3735-3738.
Araújo, J. P., Evans, H. C., Fernandes, I. O., Ishler, M. J., & Hughes, D. P. (2020). Zombie-ant fungi cross continents: II. Myrmecophilous hymenostilboid species and a novel zombie lineage. Mycologia, 112(6), 1138-1170.
Leitura de apoio
Ke, Y. H., & Ju, Y. M. (2015). Two rare ophiocordycipitaceous fungi newly recorded in Taiwan. Botanical Studies, 56, 1-6.
Qiu, F., Zhang, Q., Li, C., Spatafora, J., Fan, M., & Li, Z. (2012). The genus Cordyceps and its allies from Anhui II. Journal of Anhui Agricultural University, 39(5), 803-806.
Tang, D., Xu, Z., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Tran, N. L., & Yu, H. (2022). Multigene phylogeny and morphology of Ophiocordyceps macroascus sp. nov., a Zombie-ant fungus.
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