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Daniel Keane

'Zombie fungus' that inspired The Last Of Us discovered in UK

A rare fungus that inspired the hit TV series The Last Of Us has been discovered in a rainforest in Scotland.

The Gibellula fungus infects spiders through fungal spores and grows from within the body, eventually digesting the insect whole.

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