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 ...
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 ...
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 into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders ...
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