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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 00:57:59 JST Flipboard Science Desk

"Stranger than science fiction." That's how an ecologist describes a strange fungus that hijacks cicadas’ bodies and behavior, turning them into "zombies."
CNN reports on the the fungus Massospora cicadina and how it's impacting some of the cicadas emerging this year: https://flip.it/cxfw5K
#Cicadas #Insects #Bugs #Entomology #Biology #Science #Fungus
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1. A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say | CNN
  
  from Kate Golembiewski
  
  This spring, a bizarre fungus called Massospora cicadina will turn some cicadas into sex-crazed zombies.

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