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Fungi and slime molds race to decompose dead matter on the forest floor.
真菌和粘液黴菌競相分解森林地面的死物。
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Many spread by releasing spores up to thirty thousand a second.
許多人通過釋放孢子傳播,每秒可達三萬個。
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If just one of these spores lands in the right place, and takes root, it can colonize a whole new area.
如果這些孢子中有一個落在正確的地方 並生根發芽,就能在一個新的區域內繁殖。
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But not all fungi feed on the dead.
但不是所有的真菌都以死人為食。
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Days ago, a spore landed on this ant. Now she's acting strange.
幾天前,一個孢子落在這隻螞蟻身上。現在她的行為很奇怪。
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A network of roots has infiltrated her muscles.
一張根的網絡已經滲透到她的肌肉中。
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Her body has been taken over by cordyceps, a parasitic fungus.
她的身體已經被冬蟲夏草,一種寄生真菌所佔據。
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It floods her brain with chemicals, drugging her, compelling her to head where conditions are perfect.
它用化學物質充斥她的大腦,給她下藥,蠱惑她前往條件完善的地方。
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Just the right amount of light.
恰到好處的光線。
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Just the right amount of humidity for the parasite growing inside.
溼度正好適合寄生蟲在裡面生長。
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It forces her to clamp down in a death bite.
這迫使她死死地咬住。
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And cordyceps reveals its gruesome nature.
冬蟲夏草也露出了它可怕的本質。
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After three weeks of growth, cordyceps can release its own spores.
生長三週後,冬蟲夏草可以釋放自己的孢子。
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Infecting more ants.
感染更多的螞蟻。
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Releasing more spores.
釋放出更多的孢子。
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Infecting more ants.
感染更多的螞蟻。
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Releasing more spores.
釋放出更多的孢子。
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Infecting more ants.
感染更多的螞蟻。
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Infecting more ants.
感染更多的螞蟻。
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More ants.
更多的螞蟻。
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More ants.
更多的螞蟻。
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Cordyceps can wipe out entire ant colonies.
冬蟲夏草可以消滅整個蟻群。
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But more than just ants are at risk.
但面臨風險的不僅僅是螞蟻。
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There are over six hundred species of cordyceps spread across the world.
冬蟲夏草的種類有六百多種,分佈在世界各地。
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Most are found in jungles where they prey on a whole host of victims.
大多數人都在叢林中被發現,它們在那裡捕食大量的受害者。