Fungus Drives ‘Zombie’ Spiders Out Of Their Cave Lairs
Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...
Newly discovered fungus turns cave-dwelling spiders into ‘zombies’
Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...
‘The Last of Us’ in real life? Scientists discover fungus that turns spiders into zombies!
A new fungus species in Europe, Gibellula attenboroughii, transforms cave spiders into 'zombies.' This fungus manipulates ...
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Behold the fungus that turns spiders into zombies and marches them to their deaths
Can the fungus in the HBO series The Last of Us turn humans into zombies one day? Here's what biologists say Canada set to lose irreplaceable 'treasure trove' of fungi If this sounds familiar ...
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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 ... occurring in ants that inspired the infection in The Last of Us. You can add a new fear to the list, as a similar parasite was discovered in spiders ...
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The beginning of The Last of Us: Scientists have found a fungus that zombifies spiders and want to treat people with it
Scientists have discovered a new type of fungus that turns cave spiders into zombies. Unlike the events in the «The Last of Us» this species can help treat people, not lead to apocalypse. The fungus ...
The Sex Mushroom Hunters of Nepal
Cordyceps fungi sell in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and have made their way into Whole Foods. They underpin entire ...
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Fungus-infected 'zombie spiders' discovered in Irish caves
“The huge interest in the discovery is no doubt driven by The Last of Us, which revolves around a fungus with eerily similar effects.” Set in 2033, The Last of Us depicts a world devastated by ...