Scientists Need Your Help to Find Zombie-Infected Cicadas Filled With Gut Pudding

If you’re in the mood for a weird scavenger hunt this spring, you’re in luck. Entomologists are asking members of the public to report sightings of adult brood cicadas that have become infested with the parasite Massospora cicadina, also known as the zombie cicada fungus. Those looking will have an easy clue: the…

Read more...