Scientists have discovered a mind-controlling fungus that turns spiders into ‘zombies’—and it’s been named after Sir David ...

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

Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

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 instigating an ...

The new fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the orb ... Similar behavior-altering compounds, such as dopamine, have been found in other “zombie fungi.” A hidden world of spider-killing fungi ...

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom in Northern Ireland, enmeshed in the body of an unlucky spider host. The ...

The discovery prompted the study that found further examples of the 'zombie spiders' covered in the same fungus in caves between Cavan and Fermanagh. All the infected spiders were positioned on the ...