Bizarre fungus hijacks cicadas, transforming them into killer nymphomaniacs
Fungal parasites Massospora cicadina not only coexists with and transforms its host’s body, but also bends the host’s will to its purposes, causing death, destruction, and spreading its spores. This may seem like demonic possession, but scientists believe that such a phenomenon Entomophthora fungi Derived from the ancient Greek words meaning “insect” and “destruction,” this […]