Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland ... from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. The story of the "zombie ants" led to a ...

Ireland is the only place where a unique fungus has been found that infects reclusive spiders in dark caves and turns them into “zombie-like” creatures, according to cave explorer Tim Fogg.

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

mirroring the behavior of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. Such manipulation of the host in order to favor dispersal ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – in a study to investigate the identity of ...

A study investigated the identity of the fungus found on a spider during the filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland ... from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.

Researchers collected samples of the infected spiders and conducted DNA analysis, confirming that they had discovered a completely new species of fungus. Initially, it was named Gibellula bangbangus, ...

I paid $270 to spend three days at the all-inclusive Green Forest Ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest ... On a recent trip to Northern Ireland, I decided to tour the studio.