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不过只能感染蜘蛛
Now, as reported by The Times, the Gibellula fungus, which infects spiders through fungal spores and grows from within the body, eventually digesting the insect whole, has been found in Scotland. Like The Last of Us’ parasitic fungal infection in humans, the real-world Gibellula fungus can make spiders act “like zombies” before death by making them stick to the underside of leaves, allowing spores to spread more easily.
根据《泰晤士报》的报导,
真菌孢子感染蜘蛛并从体内生长的Gibellula fungus 已在苏格兰被发现。
这种真菌最终会将蜘蛛完全消化。
与《最后生还者》中寄生性真菌感染人类的情况类似,
现实中的 Gibellula fungus 会让蜘蛛在死亡前表现得像“丧尸”,
它们会黏在叶片底部,从而更容易传播孢子。
Amateur naturalist Ben Mitchell, who is part of the West Cowal Habitat Restoration Project on the west coast of Scotland and made the discovery, said: “It’s part of a group of fungi that are known for turning their victims into ‘zombies,' compelling them to act in a certain way before killing them.
“这是一组以将受害者变成‘丧尸’而闻名的真菌,
它们在杀死目标之前会迫使它们表现出特定行为。”
“Gibellula seems to make spiders move to the underside of leaves, before sticking them there. It’s maybe so that when they fruit, the spores are protected from the rain and can drop on to other unsuspecting spiders more easily.
“Gibellula fungus 似乎会让蜘蛛移动到叶片底部,
然后将它们黏在那里。可能是为了在孢子形成时,
孢子能够避免雨水的的破坏,
并更容易掉落在其他毫无防备的蜘蛛身上。”
“It’s a bit grim, but it’s all part of the remarkable natural world.”
“这听起来有些阴森,
但这都是奇妙自然界的一部分。”
Since The Last of Us hit PlayStation and, subsequently, our TV screens, the real-world Cordyceps has found itself under a microscope, with some wondering if the future the video game imagines might be possible in the real world. Indeed, Cordyceps has long been studied by the scientific community and is even found in a number of health supplements. But don’t worry - so far none of these "zombie fungi" have evolved to gain the ability to control a human mind.
自《最后生还者》推出并且登上电视萤幕以来,
现实中的虫草菌也受到了更多关注,
部分人甚至在思考游戏中所描绘的未来是否可能在现实中发生。
事实上,
科学界已经对虫草菌进行了长期研究,
甚至将其应用于多种健康补充剂中。
不过,不用担心——
到目前为止,
这些“丧尸真菌”还没有进化出控制人类思想的能力。
So far.
还没有。
‘只能感染蜘蛛’
听起来像是个FLAG呢