- WVU researchers examine the lives of fungal-infected zombie cicadas. The Massopora fungus causes cicadas to lose their limbs, and eccentric behavior sets in: Males try to mate with everything they encounter, although the fungus has consumed their genitals and butts. https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2019/06/25/-flying-salt-shakers-of-death-the-lives-of-fungal-infected-zombie-cicadas-explained-by-wvu-researchers 9 comments science
- ‘Flying salt shakers of death’: The lives of fungal-infected zombie cicadas, explained by WVU researchers https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2019/06/25/-flying-salt-shakers-of-death-the-lives-of-fungal-infected-zombie-cicadas-explained-by-wvu-researchers 4 comments nottheonion
Linking pages
- Fungal Hallucinogens Send Cicadas on Sex Binges After Their Genitals Fall Off : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/fungal-hallucinogens-cause-cicadas-to-go-on-sex-binges-after-they-lose-their-genitals 11 comments
- Return of the zombie cicadas: WVU team unearths manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers | WVU Today | West Virginia University https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2020/07/27/return-of-the-zombie-cicadas-wvu-team-unearths-manipulative-qualities-of-fungal-infected-flyers 0 comments