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A male fly trying to mate with a female corpse held in place by a dab of Vaseline. The fungus has grown out of the rear body segment and is visible as large white patches from which spores are ejected. Credit: Filippo Castelucci University of Copenhagen

Zombie fly fungus compels male flies to copulate with corpses

Saima Baig Comments Closed 0 like biodiversity, Nature-Environment, News, Science

A clever fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with with female fly corpses. The longer the fly has been dead the more attractive it becomes to the males according to a new study led ...