Monthly Archives: March 2007

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Cordyceps Fungus Attacks a Bullet Ant’s Brain

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Well, this ranks up in the top 10 Craziest things i have Ever seen. The video in this post was taken from a BBC documentary and explains how the Cordyceps Fungus attacks a Bullet Ant’s brain, causes it to climb to a high point, then finally kills the ant.

Now for the crazy part; “the fruiting body of the Cordyceps” starts to grow OUT OF THE DEAD ANT’s BRAIN and eventually pops open, only to rain down spores (from a high point) and start the cycle over again. Totally Nuts, make sure you watch this.

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Some of the Strangest American Laws

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  • A law in Faibanks, Alaska, does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.
  • In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
  • In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.
  • If a police officer in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, suspects a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before being allowed to approach the scene.
  • Women must address bachelors as master instead of mister, according to an Illinois state law.More…
  • A law in Oblong, Illinois makes it a crime to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day.
  • In Ames Iowa a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.

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