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

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

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

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

The fungus then changes to a new phase and consumes ... much less a human. Not all fungi are scary, and even the most ...

Trypophobia warning! If clusters of holes make your skin crawl, the Bleeding Tooth Fungus might be your worst nightmare. Known by eerie names like Devil’s Tooth, this bizarre fungus oozes red liquid ...

Narrator: What would you do if a fungus invaded your body, and started consuming you from the inside? It sounds like something out of a horror film, but that's actually what happens to a certain ...

Nearly 14 years after white-nose syndrome began devastating bat populations in New Brunswick, researchers see signs the fungus is receding and bats are becoming more resilient against the disease.

Spiders infected with a brain-controlling fungus have been discovered in a Fermanagh cave.