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

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

Scientists in Europe have discovered a new species of fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns cave-dwelling spiders into ...

Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of ...

The infected spiders were found in exposed positions, a behavior similar to that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps. This phenomenon shows how fungi manipulate their hosts, turning ...

According to the researchers, spiders that have been infected by the mycelium start behaving like zombie ants — which are regular carpenter ants that, when infected by a parasitic fungus ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing discovery: cave spider "zombies" that were infected by a "Last of Us"-like ...

Scientists Discover "Zombie" Fungus That Seizes Control of Spiders, Suggest It Be Used for Human Medicine Victor Tangermann 9 February 2025 at 10:45 am · 2-min read ...

The Marvel Zombies world might be one of the most grim in Marvel’s multiverse, but Spider-Man is ushering in an even darker, ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. Fogg would often ...