How I Learned to Love Zombie Parasites
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Photographer Anand Varma details his very first natural history adventures—not in Amazonian rainforests or on Polynesian coral reefs but in suburban Atlanta—and how a childhood fascination with catching frogs and turtles in his backyard led to a career documenting the fantastical worlds of “zombie” parasites, fire ant colonies, vampire bats, hummingbirds, and jellyfish.
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Read about the zombie parasites that control their hosts, and watch a video of these mindsuckers here.
Also check out Mexico’s carnivorous bats, and go behind the lens with Anand as he attempts to capture the iconic shot of a honeybee emerging from a brood cell for the first time.
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The science of hummingbirds and what makes these birds the perfect flying machines.
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the story about attempting, and failing at producing good floating ant raft pictures and then finally succeeding, had a surprising effect on me. sort of a wonderful thrilling feeling. Much better than a easy success! good for National Geographic for demanding better, but not just dismissing him.