A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to ...

Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

The newly-described fungus has drawn “normally reclusive” spiders out of their lairs or webs to die in exposed locations in White Fathers Cave, which lies beneath counties Cavan and Fermanagh.

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named ...

It’s so rewarding helping people get over their fears – though the majority of my family are petrified of spiders still!” ...

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle ...

He keeps the spiders across two locations — his “tarantula cave” in his house and a separate premises used for breeding — and says the biggest is the size of a dinner plate. Aaron Phoenix ...

A recent study investigated the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International ...

The species of fungus was found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland and has been ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – in a study to investigate the identity of ...