Skip to content
HomeVideos
AllLongsCategoriesPlaylists
BooksBlogsPodcasts
HistoryListsWatch laterLiked videosFollowing

The videos, books, blogs and podcasts Hacker News keeps recommending, all in one place.

VideosBooksBlogsPodcastsAboutPrivacySettings

Data from Hacker News, HackerTube, HackerBooks, HackerBlogs and Open Library. Credits · Not affiliated with Y Combinator.

HomeVideosBooksBlogsPodcasts
Ctrl K

    Cordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife

    BBC Studios

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 5 months, 2017–2026

    YouTube

    3:04 · 13M views · Nov 3, 2008

    A three-minute clip from BBC's Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough about Cordyceps, the fungus that infects insects and takes over their behavior. It shows an infected ant and its demise.

    HN links it as the quick introduction to zombie-ant fungi whenever the topic comes up.

    Life Sciences, Mind & HealthAnimals & natureBiology & biotechnology
    1. 4:10
      'Zombie' Parasite Cordyceps Fungus Takes Over Insects Through Mind Control | National GeographicNational Geographic6M views • 7 years ago
    2. 2:13:49
      Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul StametsPowerfulJRE13M views • 8 years ago
    3. 18:18
      6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets | TEDTED5.3M views • 18 years ago
    4. 2:12:09
      Joe Rogan Experience #1385 - Paul StametsPowerfulJRE2.8M views • 6 years ago
    5. 4:00
      Spider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC EarthBBC Earth14M views • 9 years ago
    6. 7:10
      The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC EarthBBC Earth17M views • 16 years ago
    7. 4:52
      Killer Whales Working Together to Hunt Seals on Ice | BBC EarthBBC Earth2.8M views • 9 years ago
    8. 23:47
      Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally FalseMark Rober85M views • 3 years ago
    9. 7:09
      The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The BacteriophageKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell35M views • 8 years ago
    10. 54:41
      Jack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on EarthScience Communication Lab378K views • 14 years ago
    11. 2:41
      Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC EarthBBC Earth9.8M views • 17 years ago
    12. 2:00:00
      Dominion (2018) - full documentary [Official]Farm Transparency Project6.2M views • 8 years ago
    13. 2:13:50
      Bret Weinstein on "The Portal" (w/ host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #019 - The Prediction and the DISC.Eric Weinstein705K views • 6 years ago
    14. 34:39
      Gay Frogs: A Deep DiveOki's Weird Stories2.2M views • 6 years ago
    15. 7:44
      Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From SpaceJourney to the Microcosmos812K views • 7 years ago
    16. 9:14
      Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes AgoKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell10M views • 3 years ago
    17. 2:55
      Amazing! Bird Sounds From The Lyre Bird - David Attenborough - BBC WildlifeBBC Studios23M views • 19 years ago
    18. 3:55
      Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land | The Hunt | BBC EarthBBC Earth29M views • 9 years ago
    19. 1:36:14
      The Roots of Your Profits - Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Microbiologist, Founder of Soil Foodweb IncOxford Real Farming Conference327K views • 11 years ago
    20. 0:30
      Bolivian Tree Lizard cleanup planjarritoburrito283K views • 14 years ago

    5 comments from Hacker News

    1. @antiviralMay 2021· in “Deadly fungi are an emerging microbe threat”

      Fungi can be very potent. There is a form of fungi called Cordyceps that invade the brains of ants and change their behavior in a way that increases its spread. Here's a clip by Attenborough explaining it best: this video They even made a movie about this jumping to humans called "The Girl with all the Gifts"

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @gabaixNov 2017· in “'Zombie ant' brains left intact by fungal parasite”

      There is a 3-minute video from BBC Planet Earth showing an infected ant and its demise. this video It is like watching the Alien scene, except this is real.

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @lorenzhsMar 2019· in “How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us”

      For anyone else not familiar with cordyceps fungi, here's a three-minute clip from BCC Planet Earth: this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    4. @vharuckJul 2024· in “Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows”

      >I often see one ant carrying another That might not be an act of kindness toward the carried ant. It could be banishment from the colony to prevent the spread of fungus: this video

      CitesView on HN
    5. @HelloUsernameJul 2026· in “Ants: Who looks after the injured in a colony?”

      Related video? "Cordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife" this video (2008)

      CitesView on HN