A zombie wasp grips a twig with the fungus sprouting from its physique in Fayette County, Alabama, U. S., in an undated photo. (@alabamawildlifeandfreshwaterfisheries/Newsflash)

Creepy Fungus Growth Turns Wasps Into Zombies

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 29, 2022

Possessed zombie wasps with fungus stalks coming out of their brains have been found by wildlife experts in the US. The parasitical fungus - which locks a victim's jaws around…

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Sirex noctilio, also known as the Sirex woodwasp. (Flora Krivak-Tetley/Newsflash)

Alien Invader Wasp Threatens North America’s Forests With Females Capable Of Producing 1,000 Offspring

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 11, 2022

A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America's, a new study has revealed. The Sirex woodwasp lays its eggs on pine trees in a…

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An animation of a fungus consuming a bug. (@luke_penry.exr/Newsflash)

Artists Amazing 3D Mushroom Images Are Just Magic

• Post author:Marija Stojkoska
• Post published:May 5, 2022

These images show the creativity of a British man who brings images of mushroom and fungus to life in a 3D abstract realism style. Newsflash spoke to the 31-year-old artist…

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A fungus in bus

Mushrooms Growing From Ceiling Of Damp School Bus

• Post author:Alex Cope
• Post published:January 31, 2020

These images show a school bus which has been taken out of service after it was found to be in such poor condition that there was even a huge fungus…

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