Zombie spiders are slaves to their manipulative wasp masters

By Bridie Smith
Updated August 18 2015 - 10:08am, first published August 6 2015 - 1:48pm
A parasitised spider on an orb web. Photo: Keizo Takasuka
A parasitised spider on an orb web. Photo: Keizo Takasuka
Illustration of the zombie spider  Photo: Joe Benke
Illustration of the zombie spider Photo: Joe Benke

Beware the wasps that turn unsuspecting spiders into workaholic zombies.

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