It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts ...

The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars ... orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences ...

The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars ... orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Dr Evans' team's work has been published ...

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A novel fungus named after David Attenborough that turns its hosts into 'zombie spiders' has been found on the UK and Ireland border.

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The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.

A new fungal species found in Northern Ireland targets orb-weaving spiders, altering their behavior and creating a “zombie” effect. The first infected spider was discovered on the ceiling of ...

Subsequently, the spider host was identified as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae), and—through the help of a local speleologist—further specimens of the ...

The fungus, named Gibellula attenboroughii, changes the behavior of cave-dwelling species of orb-weaver spiders. Orb weavers are known for their classic, geometric webs. The infected spiders ...