Do zombie ant fungi turn their hosts into light seekers?

Illustration depicting experiments in a forest setting with three close-up images (a, b, c) of bees on plants. Images show different perspectives of the bees interacting with the foliage.

A longitudinal field survey in the Amazonian rainforest in Brazil, in collaboration with our colleagues there, point to light as a major cue underlying the progression of manipulation in ants. This study, led by Master student Fernando Andriolli and Professor Fabricio Baccaro, was published in the journal Behavioral Ecology