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Mind-controlling fungus makes male flies mate with dead, infected femalesThe pathogenic fungus Entomophthora muscae doesn't just kill the flies it infects; it also turns males into sex-crazed necrophiliacs.
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'Tongue-eating' lice invade fish's mouth in this year's creepiest Halloween photoTongue-eating parasites chow down on fishes' mouths and eventually replace their tongues
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Tick transforms into a glowing alien from a sci-fi nightmare in trippy photoOutstanding examples of stunning microscopy were recently honored in the Nikon Small World contest.
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Rare 'zombie fingers' parasitic fungus is hanging on (barely) in AustraliaScientists recently found that a fungus resembling zombies' fingers is more widespread in Australia than anyone suspected.
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Murder hornets and monkey cannibals: 10 times nature freaked us out in 2020Some of this year's top science stories were truly the stuff of nightmares.
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Can a cat parasite control your mind?This parasite may manipulate your brain to make you take more risks.
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Meet the 'vampire' parasite that masquerades as a living tongue
Digital models of a fish skull revealed a parasitic stowaway inside its mouth: a "tongue biter" isopod that consumed and then replaced the fish's tongue.
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Evolution turned this fish into a 'penis with a heart.' Here's how.Anglerfish are literally missing part of their immune system, but this allows them to permanently fuse during sex, new research suggests
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Mind-controlling fungus makes zombie cicadas lure other cicadas to a zombie fateNot only does the fungus Massospora infect cicadas, eat their bodies and turn them into mind-controlled zombies, it forces them to attract more cicada victims.
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