@lilsipper - This is not a myth! Cordyceps are known to infect and parasitize insects, in particularly caterpillars. These fungi infect the caterpillar and turn them into a “zombie,” using its body as a food source and eventually sprout a fruiting body from its head (what we know and use today as the Cordyceps mushroom). I personally love knowing where my food and consumables come from….and then it’s up to us / you if you decide to proceed and still consume it. Not fear minoring…it’s call educat

Yes, the Cordyceps fungus is real—and it can destroy entire insect colonies. | National Geographic