There's no real human equivalent for the zombified attack, one of the most jarring styles of survival in the animal kingdom. For proof of how perplexing these attacks are, consider what parasitoid ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Spiders are perhaps the most feared invertebrates on the planet. Their eight long legs seem to move almost as if each of them has a mind of their own rather than belonging to one ...

Wasp vs spider Larvae of a clever, yet ruthless, wasp turn their spider victim into a zombie before forcing it to frantically build them a home -- and then kill it, a new study has found. The ...

Parasitoid wasps take control of spider minds to get them to do their bidding, turning them into obedient zombie workers. New research takes a closer look at the making of the spider zombies to figure ...

This is a juvenile wolf spider, parasitised by the wasp P. scapulatus, being consumed by the wasp larva. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

The interactions between spider hosts and parasitoid wasps constitute a remarkable example of co‐evolution, where intricate behavioural and physiological modifications underpin the survival strategies ...

As for the spiders, the horror only just begins with the initial attack. Once the egg hatches in about four days, the larva will stay on its abdomen sucking out its fluids. This continues for about 10 ...

Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special web to suspend the wasp pupa just before it finishes killing its spider host. William Eberhard, staff ...

A hijacked hormone may zombify spiders, altering their web-spinning behavior to favor wasp parasites. Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special ...