similar to the zombie-ant fungus that inspired the "The Last of Us" video game and TV series, likely uses chemical signals to ...

The scientists theorize the spores are then carried on the breeze, raining down upon other, unwitting spiders. Can the fungus in the HBO series The Last of Us turn humans into zombies one day?

But the team hypothesizes the fungus lures the spiders out of their lairs where ... such as in the HBO series “The Last of Us,” said to have been inspired by the zombie ant fungus.

The zombie-spider fungus, entitled G ... there's no risk of a human infection like in The Last of Us. At worst, you'll just rest a little uneasy knowing that this phenomenon exists.

cave spider "zombies" that were infected by a "Last of Us"-like fungus. The scientists concluded that the "infected spiders exhibit behavioral changes similar to those reported for zombie ants ...

Season two of The Last of Us just ended, and to say the story has gone in some new directions is an understatement. The HBO ...

This fungus infects the victim and consumes the spider from within ... so we’re safe for now. The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II Remastered are now available for PS5 and PC.

What happened to Joel and Ellie? Where are they? Is the Cordyceps brain infection still a problem? Catch up with everything ...

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The creators of “The Last of Us” commandeered a fungus called Cordyceps as the scientific villain. It invades the characters, proliferates and eventually overtakes their brains. It looks like ...