Fungus turns cicadas into zombie slaves
Sep 03, 2020
2 minutes
Words by Mindy Weisberger
Male cicadas infected by a particularly gruesome parasitic fungus become zombies with an undercover mission: they broadcast a female’s mate-seeking message to other male cicadas, luring their unsuspecting victims to join the zombie cicada horde.
Researchers recently discovered this unusual twist to the cicada’s already
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