Scientists say the "hyperparasite" preys on "zombie fungus" known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome ...

Scientists call the new species a hyperparasite because it parasitizes pathogenic fungus.

A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there—but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish; its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, there’s a ...

Spiders living in the Amazon rainforest defend themselves from predators using an amazing variety of strategies. One newly ...

Billions of cicadas are about to be "controlled like zombies" into spreading a strange fungus that "hijacks their bodies and behaviour", according to a report. In a development worthy of a horror film ...