Invasion of the body-snatching fungus

Invasion of the body-snatching fungus 02/27/2018 02:14 PM EST University of Connecticut researchers recently documented in Nature Scientific Reports a gory and fascinating relationship between periodical cicadas and a fungus that infects them, hijacks their behavior, and causes a scene straight out of a zombie movie. Full story at https://today.uconn.edu/2018/02/invasion-body-snatching-fungus/#/ Source University of Connecticut This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111