Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 6, 2024

Fungus is turning cicadas into sex-crazed zombies

NPR reports

The fungus takes over cicadas’ lower halves and sex drives, fueling them to keep mating and spreading the disease in the process. That’s why some scientists call them “flying salt shakers of death.”

Read on www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4994999/cicada-fungus-std-zombies

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