A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there—but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish ...

Fungi and insects have been co-evolving for millions of years, and there are a variety of different fungi and insect relationships, some of which are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common ...

The smelly fungus looks like an egg with red tentacles and is also ... gorge on the rotting fungus, its spores latch onto their feet. As the insects fly away, they take the spores with them ...

In 2023, researchers uncovered new insights into the eerie world of fungi that transform ... attract wild fruit flies and found dead ones with wings raised and white fuzzy spores on their abdomens.

Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak trees within just a few ... of oak wilt requires beetles to carry viable spores flying to fresh wounds at a time when ...