A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” ...

There are some pretty weird relationships in the animal world. Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest ...

Scientists uncover fungi in Irish caves that can control insects, turning them into "zombies" before spreading spores. A ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

The spiders, found within the White Father Caves under Cavan and Fermanagh, are infected with a fungus that effectively turns ...

So-called “zombie spiders” have been discovered in a cave in Cavan. The phenomenon, which sees common cave spiders become ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

A newly discovered fungus that turns spiders into “zombies” has been found in caves across Northern Ireland and the Republic ...

A fungus discovered in Ireland infects cave spiders, altering their behaviour before using their bodies to spread spores.