The fungus cannot grow high up in the canopy or on the forest floor, but infected ants often die on leaves midway between the two, where the humidity and temperature suit the fungus.

寄生菌在树冠和地面上都无法生存，而受感染的木蚁能以二者之间的树叶为生命的终结地，为寄生菌提供适宜的温度和湿度。

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Once an ant has died, the fungus sprouts from its head and produces a pod of spores, which are dropped at night on to the forest floor.

当木蚁死亡时，寄生菌从其上破头而出，伸出孢子囊，孢子会在晚上播撒到森林地表。

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The fungus, a species of Ophiocordyceps, targets carpenterants living high in Thailand's rain forest canopy.

这种真菌，属Ophiocordyceps种，以生活在泰国雨林树冠层的木蚁为目标。

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An alternative idea is that the greater diversity of amphibian species in virgin forest helps the fungus to spread.

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Soon he was digging up the forest, looking for edible fungus.

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