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Brood X cicadas threatened by ‘death-zombie fungus’ that rots half their bodies away

Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & PressComments Off on Brood X cicadas threatened by ‘death-zombie fungus’ that rots half their bodies away

A fungus with the same chemical as psychedelic mushrooms eats away cicadas' abdomens and alters their behavior in strange ways.

      
Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press
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