Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the ...

“We know very well the ants, the wasps ... The authors also noted the presence of mycoparasites observed eating the zombie spider fungus, “demonstrating that these spiders are important ...

If that sounds familiar, you’ve either heard a similar story about how the ophiocordyceps fungus genus preys on ants – or played ... wasp larvae – which then eat the spider before settling ...