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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A zombie cicada fungus, _Massospora cicadina_, has consumed the rear end of this periodical cicada, replacing it with a 'plug' of ...

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[The Last of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)) is a show where a fungal infection turns humans into zombie-like creatures. The type of ...

Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and force them to do things against their will, with the goal of spreading the ...

A Carolina leaf-roller cricket infected with Cordyceps, the so-called “zombie fungus,” found at Betley Woods at Glacier’s End in southern Johnson County during the summer. The fungus, which takes over ...

Fungal interactions with ant species represent a fascinating and complex interface that influences both individual physiology and colony-level dynamics. Research has shown that fungal infections, ...

A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there — but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish, and its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, ...