A team of researchers at West Virginia University in 2019 discovered that Massospora cicadina, a psychedelic fungus that specifically infects periodical cicadas, “contains chemicals similar to those ...

A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas, like this year's Brood XIV.The ...

We’ve all heard the horror stories about zombies feeding on people’s brains. But for cicadas, the horror isn’t such a stretch. A mind-controlling fungus is spreading among the insects across the South ...

As if the world today isn't strange enough, researchers have discovered a new population of cicadas that are being brutally infected by a parasitic fungus that controls their mind and forces them to ...

LISLE, Illinois — With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked ...

After lying dormant for nearly two decades, billions of sex-crazed cicadas will be emerging from their subterranean sleep pods hungry for love. However, this year, many will be extra horny thanks to ...

Growing mushrooms at home is easy. Pictured here is a DIY Mushroom Grow Kit from Virginia Spores & More. Mushrooms play a critical role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning by decomposing ...

Some cicada experts have estimated maybe one in 1,000 of the periodical cicadas are infected with this fungus, but it's not much more than a guess. Mount St. Joseph University's Gene Kritsky, a ...