'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle

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'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.

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