So you know how some mushrooms can control brains of ants they attach to?

What if you found out your pet cat or birb was being controlled by one since one week before you adopted them?

Would you go get it removed or is it like the fungal hivemind is your pet now?

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[–] 11 points 4 months ago

It would explain why he's such a fungi.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    But i watch Pokémon. When your Paras evolve into Parasect, its still your Pokemon, still good.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    This is scientific impossible. Fungal cannot live inside mammal yet, because mammal body temperature so hot.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Tell that to anyone who has had a yeast infection or other fungal disease.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    The ones I’m aware of are on the outside of the body.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungemia

    It's certainly less common but it happens. Can also have fungus in the lung-us or under the surface of the skin (fungus lives on plant thorns and is transferred when someone or something gets scratched).

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Reminds me of an episode of House md. A 17 year old girl finds Dr House really attractive, hits on him really hard and starts stalking him.

    spoilerTurns out she had a parasite in her brain affecting her judgement. House cures her.

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