Parasites that turn victims into mindless, zombie-like slaves are fairly common in nature. There's one called toxoplasmosa gondii that seems to devote its entire existence to being terrifying.

This bug infects rats, but can only breed inside the intestines of a cat. The parasite knows it needs to get the rat inside the cat (yes, we realize this sounds like the beginning of the most fucked-up Dr. Seuss poem ever) so the parasite takes over the rat's freaking brain, and intentionally makes it scurry toward where the cats hang out. The rat is being programmed to get itself eaten, and it doesn't even know.

Of course, those are just rats, right?

Luckily, I've had a zombie survival kit in the cupboard under the stairs for a while now. Windup torch, radio, bite-proof clothing, tin opener, big whacking stick for cracking skulls, map, clean pair of undies. All set for the upcoming end of civilization!

Oh my good lord. That is so cool I think I might need to pee.

Luckily, I've had a zombie survival kit in the cupboard under the stairs for a while now. Windup torch, radio, bite-proof clothing, tin opener, big whacking stick for cracking skulls, map, clean pair of undies. All set for the upcoming end of civilization!

I am ill-prepared for a zombpocalyspe, can one of you let me in if I hammer on the door frantically? I'll bring cake. Honest.

Dudes. Chainsaw and Shotgun.

Toxoplasma gondii is a species of parasitic protozoa in the genus Toxoplasma.[1] The definitive host of T. gondii is the cat, but the parasite can be carried by the vast majority of warm-blooded animals, including humans.

Whatever Morte. I'll look the dogs bollocks, shovel boy.

I have a flail. Nothing finer for bustin' up zombie heads. Need a bit of room around me, though.

Who lives near a farm in the hills were we can grow our own crops and live a life of pastoral bliss, far away from zombie infested cities?

Oh and a protective suit to protect me from infection:

I've been reading that site all night, too. It is painfully funny. Was it RPS that linked you, too?

I read about a similar parasite as a kid - it needs to get from an ant to a bird, so it makes the ant climb a tall blade of grass or plant and shout "your mum's a slag" in Bird until the ant gets eaten. I think there was a third stage, possibly involving an animal, but I was about 11 at the time so am not too sure.

The best defence against zombies is to hang around with people slightly who are slightly slower than you. Tigers, also.

Zman! You have a wife and child to think about now! You're too old to go to raves!

The best defence against zombies is to hang around with people slightly who are slightly slower than you. Tigers, also.

IMPORTANT QUESTION!!!11!!!!!

What happens if a Zombie gets bitten by another Zombie? Does the bitten Zombie become a normal human again?

Tigers implanted with remote mines.


I think I just invented the coolest weapon in history.

Tigers implanted with remote mines.

Do zombies shit? They eat an awful lot of human flesh but I've yet to find any zombie droppings...

The Russians had dogs trained to run under tanks with explosives strapped to them.

They suffer form massive constipation. All protein and no fibre, you see.

If zombies break into the Shredded Wheat factory we're all royally in the shit, though.

The Russians had dogs trained to run under tanks with explosives strapped to them.

Is it an urban myth or is it a fact htat they only associated the underside of Russian tanks with food, so the whole thing was a non starter?

I remember reading about it in a book called "The Book of Heroic Failures" or somesuch.

The thick fur of a tiger would make it virtually immune to human bites, rendering it a powerful ally. You're only in trouble if there are other large carnivores already zombified. Bears for instance. Other useful animals in this scenario would be gorillas, rhinos, and if you are in a coastal region, killer whales.

Didn't Worms do that, but with a sheep? I seem to remember that backfiring a few times, too.

I'd like to cut more of a Ving Rhames figure during the zombie invasion, you see, rather than Simon Pegg.

Explosive dogs would be to explosive tigers what pistols are to rifles.

EXPLOSIVE POLAR BEAR FTW!