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

This phenomenon is particularly evident in various fungi and viruses that infect insects, leading to dramatic changes in host behavior that facilitate the spread of the parasite. Recent studies ...

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

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

Uncover the eerie world of zombie spiders. Learn about the fascinating behavior of these creatures and their unusual survival ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal ...

A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite transmission ... at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

By Dina Gavarieva Parasitic infections, long thought to be confined to developing countries, are a global issue that can impact anyone, regardless of geography or socioeconomic status including those ...