What do a golf ball, a parasitised tarantula and Charles Darwin have in common ... before being thoroughly examined by an international team of scientists. The fungus belongs to a group of so-called ...

One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...

"Zombie spiders" have now joined tarantulas in the UK, according to researchers. Sightings have been made of newly discovered fungus crazy creatures in the country. The white-foamed spiders are ...

The fungus belongs to a group of so-called 'zombie fungi' that infect their invertebrate hosts ... name quite literally translates to burnt golf ball. 4. ‘Beverly’ the tarantula-loving parasite – ...

The hit TV series, ‘The Last of Us’, has captured the world’s imagination with its terrifying story of a zombie apocalypse caused by a mind-controlling fungus. In the show, a mutated fungus ...

When The Last of Us first appeared on screens, it wasn't only the story that had viewers in its clutches — it was the horrifying possibility: What if this really did happen? A world where a fungal mut ...

However, this year, many will be extra horny thanks to the spread of a creepy, “The Last Of Us”-esque zombie fungus. “Nature is stranger than any science fiction that’s ever been written ...

Among the species digitised by the Kew team is Gibellula attenboroughii - or David Attenborough's "zombie fungus" - named after first being spotted on an episode of BBC's Winterwatch in 2021, having ...

Among the species digitised by the Kew team is Gibellula attenboroughii - or David Attenborough's "zombie fungus" - named after first being spotted on an episode of BBC's Winterwatch in 2021 ...