spoke to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, revealing how the arachnids turn into zombies. "The spiders are common cave spiders, they're quite a big spider, about five centimetres across, and they live in ...

ZOMBIE spiders' have been found at an Irish ... Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Tim explained that the common cave spider turns into a “zombie” when infected by a particular fungus.

S cientists in Europe have discovered a new species of fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns cave-dwelling spiders into "zombies." The fungus, named after the renowned natu ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Fogg explained that common cave spiders become "zombies" after they are infected by fungi. The fungus forces spiders to come out of the crevices in the ...

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 have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Scientists have discovered a new fungus straight out of a horror or sci-fi flick that lures reclusive Irish cave spiders from the safety of their liars and turns them into zombies. Named G.

‘Zombie spiders’ have been found hiding in Irish caves, and they are exclusive ... as concern grows for wellbeing "The spiders are common cave spiders, they're quite a big spider, about ...

The researchers found the Gibellula attenboroughii spiders living in cave systems across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. To date, no other sightings of the species have been recorded.