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

In the dense forests of South America and Southeast Asia, a parasite operates with chilling precision. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, often called the zombie-ant fungus, infects ants, invades their ...

Fungi can be seen growing out of the head of an insect encased in 99-million-year-old amber. - Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/NIGPAS Some of the most ...

A small team of biologists at the University of Bristol has found that black garden ants modify the physical structure of their nests to mitigate infection spread. The group has written a paper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “zombie ant” that has been infected by the parasitic fungus Complex Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. Those left disappointed by the ...

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It sounds like something from a horror movie, but nature’s own mushrooms hide a creepy secret. Season 2 of the HBO series The Last of Us is available to stream right now. The show imagines a world ...

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 ...

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