ZOMBIE-LIKE ANIMALS

Nicrophorus americanus, commonly known as the American burying beetle, is an endangered species currently being reintroduced into the wild by conservationists. As the only purely ...

A recent article at the Scientific American takes a close look at the science behind a deadly zombie virus unleashed in the new video game ...

Aficionados of classic zombie cinema have witnessed the scene numerous times; the severed limbs of the undead continue to attack even after being severed from ...

Worm eggs unknowingly ingested by the Amber Snail hatch in the snails digestive track.  The larva then change into sporocysts, causing drastic mutations in the ...

Early last week it was widely reported that a giant and dangerous species of snail had invaded Texas. Word quickly spread that the Giant African ...

For yet another disturbing display of zombie-like behavior in the animal kingdom, we need look no further than the parasitic hairworm. The worm develops to maturity ...

Colony collapse disorder is a mysterious condition that has been decimating the U.S. honeybee population in recent years. Many theories have been put forth to ...

Following several discussions about how and why zombies eat living human flesh, reader Laura Unser asked if there are any other examples of animals seeking ...

MSNBC.com reports that parasitical wasps use ladybugs as living incubators, laying eggs inside them before larvae burst from their abdomen like a scene out of ...