Insect Walking Dead: How a Fungus Turns Beetles into Killer Zombies

Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 06:22 in Biology & Nature

A fungus worthy of its own horror film is on the loose, taking over the bodies of goldenrod soldier beetles and turning them into contagious zombies that can infect their beetle brethren, a new study finds.

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