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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Zombie bees are real, and a parasitic fly is behind it

Most people picture bees as organized insects that move in and out of a hive with purpose. Workers collect nectar. Others ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spiders infected with a fungus that turns them into “zombies” are now being found all over the world — including in the U.S. — and ...
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 fungus from the Ophiocordyceps genus is systematically altering insect behavior, compelling them to leave colonies and ...