Attack of the ancient 'zombie' ants

Fossil leaf bears the telltale scars of insects infected by parasitic fungus.

Researchers claim to have found the first evidence of 'zombie' ants in the fossil record. They have matched peculiar cuts on a 48-million-year-old fossil leaf with the 'death bites' made by modern ants infected by a fungal parasite.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100817/full/news.2010.415.html