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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...

The researchers named it 'Gibellula attenboroughii' in honor of Sir David Attenborough, a British zoologist and famous narrator of BBC nature programs. The species was originally scheduled to be ...

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

In an Irish cave, a TV crew found a dead spider covered with a fungus. The fungus turned out to be a new species that turned ...

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