There is a tropical fungus that requires perfect conditions in order to live. When it finds itself in the trees of the rainforest, conditions unsuitable for its survival, it highjacks a tree dwelling ant. The possessed ant then leaves its habitat, climbs down from the tree clamps down onto a blade of grass and dies. The ant is permanently fixed 98% of the time in what is the perfect condition for the fungus.
In a remarkable likeness, scientists have discovered that the Real Housewives of Orange County behave much like these parasitic spores. The housewives hosts become zombie-like observers of their lives. They mindlessly tune in weekly providing the wives the perfect living conditions. Without their hosts the housewives would die. This behavior is called adaptive parasite manipulation and is more prevalent than one would think.
Word of the Day
sleazure (sleez uhr lee)
-noun
freedom from the demands of work achieved at the expense of others.
