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Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" expected to emerge this spring
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTrillions of cicadas will emerge across several U.S. states this spring in an event one expert...
This gnarly fungus makes cicadas hypersexual
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhite fungal plugs that look like gumdrops covered in chalk dust are a telltale sign of a Massospora cicadina infection. As we wait for this spring and...
A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say
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Periodical cicadas will emerge this spring. Here's what to know.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPeriodical cicadas aren't present every spring, but when they do emerge, they come in loud, buzzing...
How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe pumpkin on the right has a fungal disease known as black rot. Matt Kasson, CC BY-SAFor many...
Cicada mating season makes even the worst Tinder dates look good | Celia Rivenbark
Star News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIf some chipper soul greets me with “It’s a good day to have a good day!” I usually just punch ‘em...
'Zombie ant fungus' in humans? Climate change sparks fungi fears — Some serious and some silly.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the climate warms the planet and temperatures rise, some fungi are figuring out how to exist at...
A Sexually Transmitted Fungus Is Making Trillions of Cicadas Hypersexual and Gay
them via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoChip Somodevilla/Getty Images No, society is not turning your kids gay. But cicadas and fungus?...
Cicada-geddon: the fungus that controls insects like 'zombies'
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPhoto collage of a cicada in flight, with a clump of mushrooms growing out of its backside. In the...
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe US Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map, which shows where various...