Some of the cicadas temporarily overtaking parts of the eastern and southern U.S. are turning into sex-crazed “zombies,” thanks to a fungus that tears off their genitals but drives them to keep mating ...

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This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects won't ...

There's more than just noise passing between the trillions of periodical cicadas that have emerged in the U.S. this year. For some of those insects, there is also the chance of getting a sexually ...

With the emergence of cicada broods this summer, scientists have begun collecting specimens of cicada infected with a mysterious parasitic fungus that takes over the insects and turns them into ...

Turns out humans, aren’t the only creature that can ride the psychedelic wave that comes with ingesting fungus. Except the side effects for cicadas, a flying pest, are quite deadly. We are talking a ...

MISSOURI, USA — There are imposters hidden among Missouri's emerging periodical cicadas. While the insects are near the end of their life cycle and begin mating, some cicadas have been hijacked and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White fungal plugs that look like gumdrops covered in chalk dust are a telltale sign of a Massospora cicadina infection. When they ...

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 by a super-sized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year's highly anticipated bugged out event is here, and it's only happening in certain parts of the U.S. Brood XIX are ...

This spring, some cicadas will be turned into sex-crazed zombies, thanks to a strange fungus called Massospora cicadina. Billions of cicadas emerged after more than a decade underground, ready to ...

This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects won’t ...