Zombie Ant Fungus: The Chemistry of Control

"We've known you 300 million years..."

Post by | April 3, 2026

Curator: Bridget Nicholls | Partner: Royal Institution | Sponsor: ACE

“We’ve known you 300 million years…”

BOOK TICKETS

Sat 9th and Sun 10th May 2026 at The Royal Institute of Science

In forests around the world, a fungus takes control of living bodies.

It guides ants to climb, to bite, to die – in exactly the right place for its own survival.

This performance traces the strange choreography between host and parasite, where chemistry becomes behaviour, and control has no single centre.

Part science. Part theatre. Entirely real.

BOOK TICKETS

Part science. Part theatre. Entirely real.

Bridget Nicholls | Producer / Creator

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