When a spore of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis meets an ant ...
http://mentalfloss.com/article/53290/5-real-life-zombieshttp://www.livescience.com/15962-zombie-caterpillar-virus.htmlTitle: Zombies and Cookies, oh my.
Continues from
Daycare &
The Halloween Costume prior Andy & Simon drabblesAuthor: charisstoma
Word count: 429
Looking around as Andy entered the house he waited for Newt’s happy greeting and when it didn’t happen wondered if maybe Simon had forgotten that he was supposed to pick up their child from the daycare. “Simon?”
From the kitchen came, “Here.”
“Where’s Newt?”
Simon, hands busy making balls of cookie dough to fill the second backing sheet, pointed with his chin towards a flower pot currently located under the dining table.
“What happened?” There was a small snake curled around the base of the plant in the pot under the table.
“Something that doesn’t exist,” Simon said very casually, “Zombies. One of the kids had seen a movie and was telling everyone all about it.” Andy could hear Simon’s gritted teeth, “in detail.”
“Really? Amazing. Were they zombie people or did it include zombie animals?”
Simon hissed so that Andy would be the only one hearing, “Not helping here.”
“I just wondered, because though zombies do exist, they’re ants or caterpillars. Not snakes, so you’re safe and I think that Newts are immune too.”
A little voice came from below the table, “You too Daddy?”
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