tut comments on The scourge of perverse-mindedness - Less Wrong

95 Post author: simplicio 21 March 2010 07:08AM

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Comment author: tut 23 March 2010 08:52:50AM *  3 points [-]

I think that the standard example of that is a fungus that infects ants. And the bad pun is "Is it just a fluke?" that the ant climbs to the top of a straw, and that it's behind gets red and swollen like a berry, so that the birds are sure to eat it.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 23 March 2010 10:39:01PM 0 points [-]

Rabies is another example.