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Deep in the wild, a parasitic fungus hijacks the minds of insects controlling their behavior and turning them into living ...

The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

The red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation that has been wreaking havoc on sugarcane fields in Negros Occidental ...

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The Last of Us is a show where a fungal infection turns humans into zombie-like creatures. The type of fungus that inspired ...

What are parasitoid wasps? Learn about these wasps that have a gruesome but fascinating way of surviving.

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

These bright yellow sticky traps work like fungus gnat magnets. The adults can't resist flying straight into them and getting ...

What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady?

Two new species of parasitic fungi uncovered in 99-million-year-old amber An amber fossil captures the moment when parasitic fungus burst through the head of a fly.