Mad scientists from the University of Texas are experimenting with fire ant-brain-eating flies to help control the fire ant infestation here. Phorid flies attack and inject their larvae inside the ant’s head. The larvae then feed on the ant’s brains, which cause their heads to fall off. The ants can still walk around for a couple of weeks but no longer pose a threat. Finally, they die.
Video is courtesy of KXAN out of Austin, Texas
One has to wonder when phorid flies will turn on their captors and eat our brains…