Subscribe to CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter to journey through space and time with the latest scientific discoveries, breakthroughs, and more. European scientists have uncovered a previously unknown fungus species that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” This fungus compels spiders to abandon their webs, leading to their premature demise, and then utilizes their lifeless bodies to disperse its spores. The new species, dubbed Gibellula attenboroughii, exhibits behavior similar to the