Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland
Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland
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 a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. The work i...
I will warn you that the images are not pleasant.
When these things "take over", are they a) causing distress that just makes the host do things it wouldn't normally, b) taking control by producing hormones that alter behaviour, c) physically taking over the body by replacing nerves/muscles with mycelium and overriding anything the host's brain is trying to do, or d) taking over the brain of the host itself?
I'm not sure which option is the worst one. Each sounds just like a different level of "your body isn't yours anymore" hell.
You should read the Children of Time. The second book is something else.
There was a supplementary paper that noted the AGGT gene string was being activated by this fungal process and led to giantism with some individuals reaching the size of dogs. Growth spurts of this sort in spiders studied were accompanied by hyperactivity due to respiratory problems and an insatiable hunger for flesh. Twelve specimens that seemed most prone to these symptoms are being flown to the Huugens Spider research labs in Baltimore for further study. Results are not expected to be immediate due to problems Baltimore is currently having with its security.
Sounds familiar haha
(If I am not wrong this is a Resident Evil reference)
nope....Nope....NOPE
First thought it was from The Last of Us. Glad it satire for now.
Oh great, Australia is spreading
I saw some of their zombies working the ski hill here. They're all "g'day" and "Have fun!", but I know what they're up to.
Those duplicitous bastards.
Looks like the last of us fungus.
The last of us fungus is inspired by the previously discovered one mentioned in the article.
mirroring the behavior of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil
There is a humongous fungus among us.
haha! classic cordyceps :3
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