This is a really interesting article where a fungus litterally takes over the actions of an insect. It almost makes the fungus seem conscious. The fungi control the ants to take it to its next area to produce spores.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110310/od_yblog_upshot/zombie-ants-fall-victim-to-mind-control-fungus
Here's a video on it from National Geographic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGSUU3E9ZoM
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