As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of fuzzy white fungus on the walls of Ireland's subterranean networks, sometimes with spider legs sticking out of them.

were found in cave systems in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as on a related spider, Meta menardi, occupying different ecological niches within the caves. Like the type ...

Ireland is the only place where a unique fungus has been found that infects reclusive spiders in dark caves and turns them into “zombie-like” creatures, according to cave explorer Tim Fogg.

The researchers found the Gibellula attenboroughii spiders living in cave systems across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. To date, no other sightings of the species have been recorded.

A recent study investigated the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland ... the roof or walls of the caves. These normally reclusive ...