Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an untimely death ...

Now, a new species of such a fungus has been described altering the behavior of its spider host, in the same style as zombie ants ... as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae, and ...

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