It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to ... deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’] Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

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The infected spiders - seen here with the fungus over its head and body - have been found in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV ...

A novel fungus that turns its hosts into ‘zombie spiders’ has been found on the UK and Ireland border. Spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including Whitefathers’ ...

Cave explorers have discovered a terrifying breed of so-called ‘zombie’ spiders, found feasting on fungus in caves along the Irish coastline. In a real-life scenario reminiscent of the hit TV ...

The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in a similar way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more suitable spot for the fungus to ...

The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants," referring to an insect-pathogenic fungus that forces infected ants to ...

During their investigation, they stumbled upon the so-called 'zombie' spiders. While studying a nearby fungus, the team confirmed they had discovered a species that had never been documented.