Interesting. Not the only parasite that invades ant brains, though. Consider the Lancet Liver Fluke that infects sheep and other grazing livestock. It has a small ant as intermediate host, which is manipulated into walking away from its colony and clutch itself to the top of a straw. This increase the likelihood of the ant being munched by grazing livestock. :-)
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