Behold the fungus that turns spiders into zombies and marches them to their deaths
A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...
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Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects.
Mind-altering parasite takes control of host spiders before killing them
Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.
Scared of Spiders? Also Scared of Zombies? We Have Some Bad News.
A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...
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A fungus named after Sir David Attenborough zombifies cave spiders
The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.
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The Last of Us style 'zombie-fungus' has now been confirmed in another species
The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...
The newly discovered parasitic fungus that turns spiders into 'zombies'
Researchers discovered a fungus turning spiders into “zombies”, similar to the zombie ant fungus that inspired the ...
Lightning strikes make collecting a fungus for traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...