The newfound species is part of a larger branch of fungi that exclusively infects spiders. Researchers observed a different species of Gibellula (G. aurea found in Brazil) possibly manipulating ...

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attenboroughii infects orb-weaving cave spiders in Wales, based on photographs of what appeared to be the same fungus. The study highlighted that there is a hidden diversity of parasitic fungi in ...

to make the spider favour the dispersal of the fungal spores over preserving its own life. Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus ...