They have poisoned emperors, taken over insect brains and survived atomic bombs. This Dantean journey through fungal hell is riveting – though frogs may disagree ...
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How a Hidden Fungus Outsmarts Spiders—And Why It’s Named for David Attenborough
A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...
A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there—but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish; its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, there’s a ...
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This ancient insect was found in amber… then scientists saw something growing out of its head
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
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Amber insect looked normal, then scientists spotted the nightmare growing on it
At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
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 ...
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