and they have been coexisting with these spiders and other species of fungi and other insects,” Araújo said. “Actually, we ...

The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants," ...

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

It’s the stuff of horror - parasites that take control of a hapless victim’s brain before killing it and using the corpse to ...

“Actually, we can hypothesize that they keep the forest in balance,” he added, pointing to the case of the zombie ant fungi. Scientists have documented the lethal parasite regulating the ...

After studying the samples, Dr. Evans determined that the cave spiders had been hijacked by a fungus he dubbed Gibellula ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders ... This is just one of many horror stories in the insect world. A certain wasp species hijacks ...

Chinese scientists first became interested in the green zombie’s potential in the ... another type of insect-killing fungus, for instance, can generate three times as many as the spores to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...