Learn how the unique effects of Wolbachia bacteria in female fruit flies could help us fight against deadly mosquito-borne diseases.

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

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Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can’t be killed with drugs.

Insects are all around us—an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze—and they shape the ...