The fungus named Gibellula attenboroughii is described in a study published January 24 in the journal Fungal Systematics and Evolution. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.

Anyway, like Ophiocordyceps, the fungus that similarly infects the brains of ants, the new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, induces Metellina merianae orb-weaving spiders to leave their shadowy ...

A new species of fungi which infects spiders and turns them into The Last of Us-style “zombies” has been discovered in Irish caves. The newly-described fungus has drawn “normally reclusive ...

The fungus was analysed by scientists and they discovered that the fungus is new to science and named it Gibellula attenboroughii to honour Sir David Attenborough in the journal Fungal ...

The new species was named Gibellula attenboroughii, and according to the study, it infects cave spiders and forces them into exposed areas so it can kill them and spread to other living spiders in ...

The fungi, named Gibellula attenboroughii, manipulate hosts by producing behaviour-changing metabolites like dopamine, leading to the spiders favouring the dispersal of the fungal spores over ...

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Gibellula attenboroughii, were found in cave systems in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as on a related spider, Meta menardi, occupying different ecological niches ...

Researchers have identified a new form of zombie fungus that is infecting spiders in Irish caves. According to the study published in Fungal Systematics and Evolution, the spider species were found in ...