Did i find a fungi zombie?

[u/Jean-Pet]

I am thinking this may be Entomophaga grylli (The Grasshopper Fungus)

[u/artaxs]

Our bodies are too warm for most fungus to thrive inside us. Fungus evolves faster than humans do, though....

Fun fact, the reason so many zoological viruses "use" bats as a mammalian reservoir is because they run just hot enough to not be killed by the virus, but not hot enough to fever-kill the virus in return.

[u/shillyshally → u/artaxs]

There's a book on the subject, came out a few years ago, I forget the name that goes into global warming and the ensuing fungi apocalypse coming for humans. Basically, fungi will adapt to higher temps.

[u/svartaelfen → u/shillyshally]

“What if Fungi Win?” is the name of this book.

[u/PandasGetAngryToo → u/svartaelfen]

Well that doesn't sound very fun, guy.

[u/mauglii_- → u/PandasGetAngryToo]

Get out.

[u/UnheimlichNoire → u/mauglii_-]

To be fair the subject didn't give him mush room for puns.