Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Scientists have discovered a mind-controlling fungus that turns spiders into ‘zombies’—and it’s been named after Sir David Attenborough! This bizarre parasite hijacks a spider’s body, forcing it to ...

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The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.

Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of ...

The finding opens up new research opportunities to better understand animal-controlling fungus ... of mycoparasites observed eating the zombie spider fungus, “demonstrating that these spiders ...