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This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi: No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at sunset. Now scientists have discovered why. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fly-killing-fungus-zombie-sunset

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Yes

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maybe a bushtit flying directly towards the camera , extremely puffed out

May I offer you a borb in these trying times? 🪶

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Gorgeous!!!

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🎙️ Episode 4: Parasite Master of Puppets – Pt. 1 Title: Parasite: Master of Puppets, Part One | S1E4 Episode Summary: Welcome to Mutant Hollow, the show where creepy-crawlies meet speculative science and the apocalypse gets… uncomfortably plausib…

Creepy crawling zombie parasite action!

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02.09.2025 00:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🎙️ Episode 3.5: Mini – Prion Holiday in Cambodia ⚠️ Warning: This mini episode dives into some of the strangest and darkest tales from the history of prion disease. Expect unsettling science, grim memories from the Midwest, and a dose of satire s…

Mini episode 3.5 is ready for you to listen. Prions are so cool and terrifying. Enjoy!

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🎙️ Episode 3: Prions – The Cows Are Mad They say madness spreads like wildfire… but what if it spreads like dinner? In this chilling third installment of Mutant Hollow, we’re diving headfirst into the strange, stomach-churning, and scien…

Episode 3 is up! Protein will kill you….

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Running is a healthy activity! Especially when there is something dangerous chasing you, then it is incredibly healthy!

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🎙️ Episode 2.5: Rabies Mini – ‘The Bite That Keeps on Giving’ Episode 2.5 – “Spit Happens: Rabid Tales & Toothsome Theories” Foaming at the mic for more? You’re in luck. Welcome to Episode 2.5, the unhinged sidecar to our full-length rabies episode—where …

Episode 2.5 mini is live!! Zombie cows anyone?

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30.07.2025 23:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi: No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at sunset. Now scientists have discovered why.

25.07.2025 14:30 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Just listened! Very interesting! Next time we’re in England we will plan to check out the area! And stay away from the river edge 😂

25.07.2025 17:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🎙️ Episode 2 – Rabid Instincts: The Virus That Bites Back 🧪 🧟‍♀️ Episode 2 – Rabid Instincts: The Virus That Bites Back 🧪 Welcome back to Mutant Hollow, where science gets speculative, spooky, and just a little unhinged. In this episode, we sink our teeth i…

Episode 2 is up! Rabies, rage virus, creepy critter stories, it’s all there!

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24.07.2025 14:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Movie Watchlist 🎬 Mutant Hollow Watchlist: Season of the Zombie – 🧟‍♂️ Welcome to the Mutant Hollow Watchlist—your undead-approved guide to every movie we’ve referenced this season. From brain-munching class…

Our movie/tv watchlist page is up! We’re taking suggestions and the list will continue to grow.

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23.07.2025 17:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Folklore needs to be told. It needs to be transmitted. It desires to jump from pub to pub, playground to post office queue. It has a. Intrinsic dislike of stasis, of being trapped in the ink cages of of books. Folklore wants to be in our conversations and in our shivers. - #CLNolan #FolkloreSunday

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Ep 1.5 – Infectious Tangent: Pharaoh’s Curse & Mummy Dust Rituals | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Ep 1.5 – Infectious Tangent: Pharaoh’s Curse & Mummy Dust RitualsEver wonder what would happen if a microbiologist and a creature doctor opened a cursed tomb… and immediately started planning a pa...

The new mini episode has dropped!

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Ep 1.5 – Infectious Tangent: Pharaoh’s Curse & Mummy Dust Rituals | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Ep 1.5 – Infectious Tangent: Pharaoh’s Curse & Mummy Dust RitualsEver wonder what would happen if a microbiologist and a creature doctor opened a cursed tomb… and immediately started planning a pa...

Episode 1.5 is up!!

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Gorgeous!!

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Rabies at sea Scientists are trying to determine whether rabies is now established in South Africa’s Cape fur seals.

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14.07.2025 17:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why these zombie caterpillars can't stop eating Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

Here’s a creepy new detail on how a real-life Cordyceps fungus zombifies still-living animals: By crashing the insect equivalent of “blood sugar" it makes its prey constantly hungry.

12.07.2025 14:30 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Toxic fungus linked to ‘pharaoh’s curse’ could help fight cancer Aspergillus flavus, which is linked to the deaths of archaeologists who opened ancient tombs, may contain a protein that could be modified to treat leukaemia

A dusty, spore-laden terror that activates the moment some poor fool pries open the tomb without permission. Here’s the kicker: it has properties that cure cancer. That’s right. This tomb mold is both miracle and menace.

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