{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"College of Sciences News","provider_url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news","author_name":"Allison Hurtado","author_url":"","title":"The Science Behind Zombie Ants - College of Sciences News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5bH022n9KC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/the-science-behind-zombie-ants\/\">The Science Behind Zombie Ants<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/the-science-behind-zombie-ants\/embed\/#?secret=5bH022n9KC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Science Behind Zombie Ants&#8221; &#8212; College of Sciences News\" data-secret=\"5bH022n9KC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/06\/zombie-ants.jpg","thumbnail_width":"1200","thumbnail_height":"800","description":"Biology Assistant Professor Charissa de Bekker is working to figure out how a fungus is manipulating and killing ants. A\u00a0zombie invasion is happening in Central Florida, but humans aren\u2019t the ones at risk. Rather, some of nature\u2019s tiniest creatures \u2014 carpenter ants \u2014 are the victims. Since 2016,\u00a0biology\u00a0Assistant Professor Charissa de Bekker,\u00a0Ph.D., has been studying [&hellip;]"}