Newly discovered fungus turns cave-dwelling spiders into ‘zombies’
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an untimely death and then uses the spiders’ corpses to spread its spores. The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in
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