Mystery of Mount Kinabalu
In the Heart of Borneo lies Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. Perpetually shrouded in mist, it forms an island of cold and humidity in a sea of tropical lowland forest. Over the past 1.5 million years it has given rise to a spectacular diversity of life. Thousands of species are found only on its highest slopes and nowhere else in the world. Their origins have long remained a mystery. In September 2012 an international team of forty scientists from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Sabah Parks set out on a major scientific expedition to unravel the mystery of the mountain.
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Zombie-ant fungus
A Cordyceps fungus has infected an ant. This fungus controls its mind to direct it Mier geinfecteerd door Cordyceps schimmel die het gedrag van de mier beïnvloedt om hem hogerop te laten kruipen en later een spore uit het hoofd van de mier laat groeien.
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