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

The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their zombification has been named Gibellula attenboroughii, in honour of ...

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

Now, he's a co-author of a study that identifies those globs as a newly discovered species of fungus that takes control of spiders, essentially turning them into zombies, and marches them to their ...

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

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

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

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

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

The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their zombification has been named Gibellula attenboroughii, in honour of renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Scientists from the Natural ...