Scientists from West Virginia University have found out that a cicada infecting fungus called Massopora contains chemicals similar to the type found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Cicada refers to any ...

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 ...

MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Murder hornets have had their time in the spotlight. Now, scientists say they've discovered “zombie cicadas.” It's a playful name from researchers at West Virginia University, who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — “Zombie Cicadas” may sound like something from a bad science fiction movie, but a parasitic fungus is infecting periodical cicadas. The infection looks gruesome, with large ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They’re buggin’ out. After lying dormant for nearly two decades, billions of sex-crazed cicadas will be emerging from their ...

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 ...