Photo Credit: iStock A newly identified Amazon spider, the Taczanowskia waska, is gaining attention because its camouflage ...

Scientists call the new species a hyperparasite because it parasitizes pathogenic fungus.

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 before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The newfound species of zombie spider fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, lures cave spiders out of their lairs before killing them, ...

Scientists say the "hyperparasite" preys on "zombie fungus" known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death.

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From being the main antagonist of a major video game and now television franchise, zombie fungus like cordyceps have quickly become a popular point of scientific intrigue. However, these interesting ...

A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and eerie find."It took over his nervous system and forced him to come to this ...

Scientists from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah have discovered a newly identified “parasite of parasites ” in the tropical ...

With the emergence of cicada broods this summer, scientists have begun collecting specimens of cicada infected with a mysterious parasitic fungus that takes over the insects and turns them into ...