Scientists call the new species a hyperparasite because it parasitizes pathogenic fungus.

They say reality is stranger than fiction. With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to explore the creepier side of science. Over the past year, scientists have uncovered zombie fungi, ...

How can art and science illuminate the so-called zombie ant fungus, a parasitic fungus that hijacks and destroys carpenter ants in order to reproduce itself? Show more An ant becomes infected by 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 ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi and ...

The lancet liver fluke has a cunning — some might say horrifying — way of ensuring its survival. It turns ants into zombies. That’s how researchers who study this tiny parasitic flatworm often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zombie ant parasite is ‘even more cunning’ than previously thought, scientists say A parasite that notoriously turns ants into ...

In Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless, the naturalist and forager reveals connections between the human and fungal worlds. How did you come to have a passion for fungi? I’m a sucker for the underdog and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Zombie Ants VR: Definitive Edition Zombie Ants VR is a short educational experience that takes the player through the life cycle of Ophiocordyceps, a fungus ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Zombie Ants VR Zombie Ants VR is a short (5-10 minute) experience that takes the player through the life cycle of Ophiocordyceps, a fungus that drives ...