A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there—but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish; its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, there’s a ...

Entomophthora muscae is a fungus that survives by taking control of and infecting its host, namely flies. The fungus secretes special enzymes that break a fly's body down over the course of about ...

Researchers reveal the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae's (E. muscae), ability to manipulate the behavior of fruit flies. In a new study published ...

Something is growing inside that fly in your kitchen, and it kills only at dusk. Some of the scariest monsters are the ones that grow inside another being and take over its body. Think of the movie ...

Some of the scariest monsters are the ones that grow inside another being and take over its body. Think of the movie “Alien,” where the reptile-like space creature pulsates and grows inside its victim ...