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

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

Named for David Attenborough, this fungus forces spiders away from their webs before sprouting from their bodies.

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

The story of the "zombie ants" led to a number of zombie-fungus themed ... Both Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae) and Meta menardi are reclusive, orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders ...

The fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the web-weaving spider. The researchers ... This phenomenon shows how fungi manipulate their hosts, turning them into 'zombies' to promote the dispersal of their ...

A new fungus species in Europe, Gibellula attenboroughii, transforms cave spiders into 'zombies.' This fungus manipulates ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before ... on an orb weaver spider ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Priyali Prakash writes about a newly discovered type of fungus that turns spiders ...