It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts ...

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

The zombie ant fungus was the inspiration for The Last Of Us. Luckily neither the zombie ant fungus or the newly discovered zombie spider fungus can infect humans and take control of their brains.

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” By Kate Golembiewski An abandoned gunpowder storage shed ...

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.

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?

Also known as the zombie-ant fungus, the parasite infects insects such as ants or spiders. The Last of Us, which aired in January, depicts what would happen if the parasite made the great leap ...

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.

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A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps ... hit-zombie-TV-series "The Last of Us."But as horrifying as the imagery ...

A 'CREEPY' dead Tarantula infected with a 'zombie fungus ... The Last of Us, which aired in January, depicts what would happen if the parasite made the great leap from spiders and ants to humans.