The tiny horror story of how wasps create "zombie" spiders to do their bidding

Zombies are real – at least, in the insect world. The most famous example is a fungus that controls the minds and bodies of ants to help itself reproduce, but it's not the only thing to use the morbid tactic. Certain species of parasitic wasps have been found to "zombify" spiders, and now a new review paper has examined exactly how the insects pull off this feat.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Insect
• Parasites
• Smithsonian
• Spiders
• Zombies

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2DGh3BR