A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

"They form a ball of spiders by day, but at night-time, they spread out to spin their webs, creating an illusion as if ...

Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.

There are some pretty weird relationships in the animal world. Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

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