Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland
Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...
Fungus-infected "zombie spiders" found in Irish caves
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 ...
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Spiders forage for prey rich in specific nutrients depending on species, life stage and sex
First money spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae ... Using a DNA sequencing-based method called DNA metabarcoding, the species of prey that spiders ate were identified from fragments of DNA left in ...
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Fungus named for David Attenborough turns spiders into zombies
It was confirmed as a novel species and was named after Sir Attenborough, as a pioneer of BBC natural history programs. The ...
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New Fungal Species Named for Attenborough in Ireland
Dr Harry Evans , Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical ...
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Fungus named for David Attenborough turns spiders into zombies
Araneae), and – through the help of a local speleologist – further specimens of the new species, Gibellula attenboroughii, were found in cave systems in both Northern Ireland and the Republic ...