Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

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Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mind-controlling fungus that creates spider "zombies" after it was stumbled upon in a Victorian gunpowder store on the grounds of a destroyed Irish ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, revealing key genetic mechanisms involved in eye formation ...

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No adult males were seen during the study, though there is a possibility immature males were observed. Elsewhere, in Northern Island cave spiders are being slowly turned to zombies.

(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...

Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including the Whitefathers' Caves on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. Named after Sir ...

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