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Discovery of zombie spiders during a scientific documentary shoot 🕷️
An unexpected discovery in the caves of Ireland has shed light on a new species of fungus, named in honor of Sir David ...
Monty Don issues warning to gardeners over key task you must start in March to ensure 'vigorous new growth'
The BBC Gardeners' World star, 69, issued a range of invaluable tips for a healthy spring garden on his monthly blog, where ...
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These ants are saving our forests—by spraying acid everywhere
The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world. Droves of ants spray formic acid produced by a venom gland at ...
Behold the fungus that turns spiders into zombies and marches them to their deaths
A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...
Scientists Discover "Zombie" Fungus That Seizes Control of Spiders, Suggest It Be Used for Human Medicine
While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...
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Fungus infects and controls spiders, turning them into 'zombies'
A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...
Scared of Spiders? Also Scared of Zombies? We Have Some Bad News.
A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...
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Met Office Thursday afternoon forecast 06/02/2025
6 February - National weather forecast presented by Aiden McGivern. Dubai's property developers are rolling out ultra-luxury ...
Not Science Fiction: Scientists Discover Mysterious “Zombie” Fungus Infecting Spiders in Ireland’s Caves
Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...
When ants compelled the British in Poona to safeguard their eatables
Sykes observed Pheidole providens bring rain-soaked grass seeds and grains of Guinea Corn out of the nest and place them on the grass to dry. He called them “Harvester ants”. These species regularly ...