In a study released in January 2025, researchers discuss a new zombie species of Gibellula, a genus of parasitic fungus, that has been documented infecting a specific type of spider that lives in ...

The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in a similar way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more suitable spot for the fungus to ...

If this sounds familiar, it's because Gibellula attenboroughii is one of ... Perhaps the best known example is Ophiocordyceps, a parasitic genus of fungi that infects ants and other insects.

Named after Sir David Attenborough, Gibellula attenboroughii was first ... the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps, previously reported from the Atlantic ...

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