This Morbid Fungus Turns Cicadas Into Hypersexual Zombies Without Genitals — A Biologist Explains

Massospora cicadina’s lifecycle is so closely linked to periodical cicadas, that it waits 17 years to hijack its sex life — then spreads by turning them into walking spore bombs.

Apr 6, 2025 - 21:00
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This Morbid Fungus Turns Cicadas Into Hypersexual Zombies Without Genitals — A Biologist Explains
Massospora cicadina’s lifecycle is so closely linked to periodical cicadas, that it waits 17 years to hijack its sex life — then spreads by turning them into walking spore bombs.

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