Fungus-infected zombie spiders discovered in Northern Ireland
While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...
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Fungus Drives ‘Zombie’ Spiders Out Of Their Cave Lairs
Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Ahead of the return of the hit fungus-zombie horror series The Last of Us, scientists announced the discovery of a species of fungus that ...
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The Last of Us style 'zombie-fungus' has now been confirmed in another species
TL;DR: A new fungus, G. attenboroughii, discovered in Northern Ireland, infects spiders, causing zombie-like effects similar to the zombie-ant fungus. It alters spider behavior to spread spores ...
Tarantula infected by fungus that inspired zombie TV show
A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and ...
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The Strange ‘Zombie Fungus’ That Controls Its Host—And Eats It Alive
It may not be real enough to give you sleepless nights and ignite apocalypse contingencies, but a fungus controlling the mind of its host like a zombie to spread is very real. The difference is ...
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'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle
A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.