Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mind-controlling fungus that creates spider "zombies" after it was stumbled ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

Zombie spider fungus discovery The newfound species is part of a larger branch of fungi that exclusively infects spiders. Researchers observed a different species of Gibellula (G. aurea found in ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the exploding zombie ant fungus that inspired The Last of Us.

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...

The fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the spider species Metallina merianae on cave ceiling, Tullybelcoo Ground Bridge, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. CREDIT: CABI/Evans et. al 2025.

Once inside, the fungus buds and multiplies, Dr. Araújo said, “taking over basically almost the entire body of the spider.” Gibellula attenboroughii on orb-weaving spiders found in Irish ...

Zombie spider fungus discovery. The newfound species is part of a larger branch of fungi that exclusively infects spiders. Researchers observed a different species of Gibellula (G. aurea found in ...

A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland cave turning them into The Last of Us-style “zombies”.

Zombie spider fungus discovery The newfound species is part of a larger branch of fungi that exclusively infects spiders. Researchers observed a different species of Gibellula (G. aurea found in ...

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — 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 ...