Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

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 ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Ahead of the return of the hit fungus-zombie horror series The Last of Us, scientists announced the discovery of a species of fungus that ...

The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants," referring to an insect-pathogenic fungus that forces infected ants to ...

TL;DR: A new fungus, G. attenboroughii, discovered in Northern Ireland, infects spiders, causing zombie-like effects similar to the zombie-ant fungus. It alters spider behavior to spread spores ...

Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps, previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. The story of the "zombie ...

During their investigation, they stumbled upon the so-called 'zombie' spiders. While studying a nearby fungus, the team confirmed they had discovered a species that had never been documented.

The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants," referring to an insect-pathogenic fungus that forces infected ants to leave ...

Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps, previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. The story of the "zombie ...