Sex Crazed Zombie Cicadas

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Cicadas are being infected by a parasitic fungi, massospora cicadina, which turns them into hyper-sexual zombie bugs. To learn more about this fascinating fungi, we caught up with Dr Tommy Leung, a parasitologist here at UNE, to talk about all things parasites, and how they interact with the insect world. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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