Zombie Ants, Spider Bait, and a Sneaky Burrowing Worm: The 6 Spookiest Science Discoveries of the Past Year
The natural world is full of discoveries that feel straight out of a Tim Burton fever dream. They say reality is stranger than fiction.
With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to explore the creepier side of science. Over the past year, scientists have uncovered zombie fungi, brain-hacking parasites, and spiders that use glowing corpses to bait their prey.
Forget witches and ghosts, the real frights are happening in the forests, the jungle, and inside you.
Like a ghost passing through a wall, the parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni can pass through human skin without setting off alarms in the body. A study published in August in The Journal of Immunology reveals that the worm can achieve this by suppressing neurons, which transmit information, making it so there’s no pain or itching as the worm digs through skin.
It usually infests humans who dive into infected water. Even dipping your toes into a lake could lead to an infection.
Author's summary: Science reveals creepy discoveries.
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