Wasp turns ladybird into zombie to attack predators

A wasp that transforms ladybirds into a 'zombies' to ward off predators, lays eggs inside inside the insect that later burst out of its abdomen.

It is a natural scene that adds factual weight to many popular fictional films such as 28 Days Later or Alien after it was published on the BBC website.

But researchers believe venom from the parasitic wasp can make insects twitch and grasp to ward off predators before laying their eggs.

The behaviour starts when the parasite breaks out of its body and the scientists found that only 25% of the ladybirds recover from the traumatising ordeal.

The real question people want to know is when will this happen to humans and what will the cure be?

Check out this video of human 'zombies' invading Leicester after the council admitted they had no security measures in place in case of an attack from the (so far) fictional characters.