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

The seized reptiles include Corn snake, King snake, Albino snake, Milk snake, and Green iguana, Monitor lizard, Tarantula, Red squirrel and a packet of white mice.

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A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest sharks, while researchers have been researching fungus that ...

A new fungal species found in Northern Ireland targets orb-weaving spiders, altering their behavior and creating a “zombie” ...

"They form a ball of spiders by day, but at night-time, they spread out to spin their webs, creating an illusion as if ...

Uncover the eerie world of zombie spiders. Learn about the fascinating behavior of these creatures and their unusual survival ...

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 ...

Researchers collected samples of the infected spiders and conducted DNA analysis, confirming that they had discovered a ...