A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.

The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.

Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.

Scientists recently uncovered a new species of fungus that turns spiders into "zombies," manipulating their behavior before ...

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

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

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

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

The discovery of so-called ‘zombie spiders’ in a network of caves that lie beneath an Irish prison has caught the attention ...