Scientists discover a new parasitic fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, in Ireland that turns spiders into 'zombies' before their demise.

After studying the samples, Dr. Evans determined that the cave spiders had been hijacked by a fungus he dubbed Gibellula ...

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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 ...

In the remote, high-altitude pastures of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and India, the cordyceps is known by the Tibetan phrase yartsa ...

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

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The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.

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

Interestingly, the fungus was also found to infect another spider species ... which led to the use of the term “zombie-ant fungi.” This phenomenon has captured the public’s imagination, inspiring ...

This evolutionary strategy has been made famous by the zombie ant fungus Ophiocordyceps, which inspired the video game and HBO show “The Last of Us.” This spider version is only distantly ...