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

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

The spiders, found within the White Father Caves under Cavan and Fermanagh, are infected with a fungus that effectively turns ...

A newly identified fungus in Northern Ireland appears to manipulate spider behavior, eerily turning them into “zombies” ...

So-called “zombie spiders” have been discovered in a cave in Cavan. The phenomenon, which sees common cave spiders become ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

A newly discovered fungus that turns spiders into “zombies” has been found in caves across Northern Ireland and the Republic ...

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A fungus discovered in Ireland infects cave spiders, altering their behaviour before using their bodies to spread spores.

The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their zombification has been named Gibellula attenboroughii, in honour of ...

Scientists have discovered a fungal species that infects spiders and appears to control their behavior, compelling them to leave their usual hiding places before succumbing to the deadly infection.