The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of ...

A stalk erupts from the dead insect’s head and produces spores, which fall onto healthy ants below, starting the cycle again. The zombie cicada fungus, Massospora cicadina, has also received a ...

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 ...

Zombies strike fear into our hearts – and if they're persistent, eventually they get inside our heads. Animals taken over by zombies no longer control their own bodies or behaviors. Instead, they ...

A "zombie" ash tree affected by the invasive emerald ash borer but could survive with proper treatment, left of two ash trees that are irreparably damaged by the insect at Szymanek Park in Warminster, ...

Cordyceps militaris, also known as caterpillar fungus, zombifies ground-dwelling insect larvae. They feast on the critter ...

Don’t worry – these “brain-eating organisms” tend to target insects. Insect body snatchers One of the most famous examples is the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which is part of a ...

An Insect A Day consists of vignettes on creatures, ranging from African assassin bugs to wombat flies, Alpine longhorn ...

In a surprisingly large number of cases, insects are not acting of their own free will in a way that benefits themselves or even their species. Instead, they have become “zombies,” controlled by ...