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A fungus named after Sir David Attenborough zombifies cave spiders

Gibellula attenboroughii was spotted by a BBC documentary team

An upside-down spider with its body covered in a fuzzy white fungus.

A spider with an early infection from the fungus Gibellula attenboroughii hangs from the ceiling of a cave in the Republic of Ireland.

Tim Fogg

By McKenzie Prillaman

A newly discovered fungus — named after naturalist Sir David Attenborough — transforms cave spiders into zombies.