They have poisoned emperors, taken over insect brains and survived atomic bombs. This Dantean journey through fungal hell is riveting – though frogs may disagree ...
As if something out of a horror movie, a fungus infects spiders and turns them into zombies, causing them to act erratically ...
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Amber insect looked normal, then scientists spotted the nightmare growing on it
At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
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This ancient insect was found in amber… then scientists saw something growing out of its head
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ecosystems, raising fears that climate change may be playing a greater role than previously understood. The study, conducted by ...
‘Zombie’ fungi that hijack insects are not just a modern forest horror story. A pair of tiny fossils locked in Burmese amber shows that these parasites stalked ants and flies nearly 100 million years ...
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head.The insect, along with a ...
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