The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.

Researchers collected samples of the infected spiders and conducted DNA analysis, confirming that they had discovered a ...

A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland ...

Fungus-infected 'zombie spiders' discovered in Irish caves - The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their ...

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

It was found to display the creepy properties seen in zombie-ant fungi, insect-pathogenic fungi that infect and manipulate ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

Cheeky Scots are tricking tourists into thinking the haggis is a real creature -caught and skinned before ending up on Burns Night dinner plate.

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

In Saturday's Mail, David Attenborough cameraman Gordon Buchanan wrote of his terror as a polar bear tried to break into his hide on an icebound Norwegian island and ...