Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it's similar to the Cordyceps fungi that ...

First money spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) and wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) were collected by hand and then a suction sampler (essentially a large vacuum cleaner) was used to collect the ...

It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts ...

The type specimen spider host was identified as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae), ...

A novel fungus named after David Attenborough that turns its hosts into 'zombie spiders' has been found on the UK and Ireland border.

A new fungal species named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is making 'The Last of Us '-style zombies of cave spiders, researchers say. A study investigated the identity of the fungus found on ...