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Check out the latest news for the ZomBeetles lab below!

Zombie Ants VR is now on Meta Quest!

The Zombie Ants VR experience is now available free for download on the Meta Quest store!

William C. Beckerson

Feb 211 min read

The title page for the new Wall Street Journal article about recently discovered Zombie Spiders in the UK. The image is a simple black background with the following text: The Wall Street Journal. Zombie Spiders Are Freaking People Out. ' Maybe Don't Tell the Kids.' A parasitic fungus is littering gardens, basements and sheds with the crusty white corpses of spiders, drawing 'The Last of Us' comparisons.

Interview With The Wall Street Journal!

Check out the recent Wall Street Journal article about zombie spiders, featuring Dr. William C. Beckerson. A full audio version of the piece is available at their website.

William C. Beckerson

Aug 21, 20251 min read

New Dispatch in Current Biology!

Check out our new publication about the current state of molecular biology research in behavior-manipulating fungi. This dispatch highlights exciting new work by Zhao et al. that provides a wholistic view of a new behavioral effectors used by Cordyceps fungi to fatten up their caterpillar hosts!

William C. Beckerson

Aug 4, 20251 min read

Zombie Ants VR is now on Steam

The Zombie Ants VR experience is now free for download on the Steam store!

William C. Beckerson

Jul 14, 20251 min read