And then a delicate dance between dinner and death the mycelium is consumed by the ants, they become mummified, and, boing, a mushroom pops out of their head.

I'm an archeological geneticist at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich, and I study the origins and evolution of human health and disease by conducting genetic research on the skeletal and mummified remains of ancient humans.

The fact is, is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century it was actually mummified, skin and all but in a fit of space saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.