Zombie Cicadas” may sound like something from a bad science fiction movie, but a parasitic fungus is infecting periodical cicadas.

As if murder hornets weren’t enough in WTF insect news this year, there’s another freaky one to have on your radar: zombie cicadas.

Now, researchers say they've discovered what they are calling 'zombie cicadas,' which have returned to West Virginia.

Zombie Cicadas” may sound like something from a bad science fiction movie, but a parasitic fungus is infecting cicadas.

Hold my beer.

The fungus is a death sentence to cicadas as it begins building up in the abdomen, eating away from the inside as fungal spores grow.

A parasitic fungus that creates “zombie cicadas” has reemerged in West Virginia, according to new research from the University of West Virginia.

This new fungus is considered to be very rare compared to Laboulbenia vulgaris, another, well-documented species that is more commonly found on the

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"Zombie cicadas" — under the influence of a parasitic fungus — have reemerged in West Virginia to infect their friends, and now scientist

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A layer of the fungus around 21 centimetres thick could 'largely negate the annual dose-equivalent of the radiation environment on the surface

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UMaine said a plant pathologist determined the cause is a fungal disease commonly called “black lawn,” which is caused by a pathogen called Cladosp