A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to ...

The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A sexually transmitted disease that is said to turn cicadas ... Illinois and is spreading throughout the Midwest. The fungal infection, called Massospora cicadina, targets ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists in a study to investigate the identity of a fungus found on a ... series during which the new species was first discovered.” ...

Our recent study identified Hypoxylon luteogranulatum, a newly and intriguing described fungal species within the family ...

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Researchers have identified a new form of zombie fungus that is infecting spiders in Irish caves. According to the study published in Fungal Systematics and Evolution, the spider species were found in ...

Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections have been rising steadily for years all over the nation, but how do New ...

including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae), Fungal Systematics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.3114/fuse.2025.15.07 ...

A recent study investigated the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland.