Parasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders like ZOMBIE discovered in Brazil
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Mar 21, 2023, 04:15 IST | Updated: Mar 21, 2023, 04:15 IST
'Zombies' may still be a thing of fiction. Yet certain pathogens essentially convert their victims into walking dead. Scientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus. They prey on trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest.
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