By Jason Hall
A yellow-white fungus growing inside Brood X cicadas is reportedly leading to incredibly strange habits.
The chemical compound in the fungus called Massospora is driving the bugs which have recently returned in 15 states after 17 years underground to attempt to mate like crazy despite losing the bottom half of their bodies, leading to some researchers calling the infected cicadas flying salt shakers of death,
Unlike other fungal pathogens, Massospora doesn t kill the cicadas, but instead causes actions that lead to more spreading to through a heightened sex drive. That s what people can immediately recognize as, This is a zombie, this is no longer a normal cicada, something strange is happening here, said
By Jason Hall
A yellow-white fungus growing inside Brood X cicadas is reportedly leading to incredibly strange habits.
The chemical compound in the fungus called Massospora is driving the bugs which have recently returned in 15 states after 17 years underground to attempt to mate like crazy despite losing the bottom half of their bodies, leading to some researchers calling the infected cicadas flying salt shakers of death,
Unlike other fungal pathogens, Massospora doesn t kill the cicadas, but instead causes actions that lead to more spreading to through a heightened sex drive. That s what people can immediately recognize as, This is a zombie, this is no longer a normal cicada, something strange is happening here, said
By Jason Hall
A yellow-white fungus growing inside Brood X cicadas is reportedly leading to incredibly strange habits.
The chemical compound in the fungus called Massospora is driving the bugs which have recently returned in 15 states after 17 years underground to attempt to mate like crazy despite losing the bottom half of their bodies, leading to some researchers calling the infected cicadas flying salt shakers of death,
Unlike other fungal pathogens, Massospora doesn t kill the cicadas, but instead causes actions that lead to more spreading to through a heightened sex drive. That s what people can immediately recognize as, This is a zombie, this is no longer a normal cicada, something strange is happening here, said