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Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country during a Bush Blitz expedition.
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Deep in the jungle, a sinister fungus turns insects into mindless puppets hijacking their bodies, steering their movements, and eventually erupting from their corpses to spread its spores. It’s ...
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A brain-eating pathogen continues to wreak havoc in the second series of The Last of Us – which is so far-fetched, right?
Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and ...
A team of researchers has found ‘zombie ants’ and what is believed to be a never before seen fungi in the Northern Territory.
A breakthrough study by Montana State University researchers unveils an organic substance that could someday be used as a building material.
Scientists say this previously unknown species of fungus has been taking over the body of ants in the Aussie outback.
Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...