Scientists discover spider that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus

Researchers have identified a remarkable new spider species in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus. The species, named Taczanowskia waska, represents the first known example of a spider mimicking the appearance of a fungus that infects spiders. The discovery was made by an international team of scientists that included researchers from the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), and the findings were published in...