In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South High ...
The chilling scenario is drawn straight from a horror movie. But in this case, fact is scarier than fiction.
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Zombie Ants, Spider Bait, and a Sneaky Burrowing Worm: The 6 Spookiest Science Discoveries of the Past Year
They say reality is stranger than fiction. With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to explore the creepier side of ...
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 ...
Tandem Global's Latest Blog Post Delves into the Fascinating World of Parasite Manipulation BETHESDA, MD / ACCESS Newswire / ...
A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head.The insect, along with a ...
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 ...
A zombie cicada fungus, _Massospora cicadina_, has consumed the rear end of this periodical cicada, replacing it with a 'plug' of chalky spores. Matt Kasson, CC BY-ND Is a zombie apocalypse caused by ...
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