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'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle

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A new species of fungus has been discovered in a gunpowder storeroom in Northern Ireland .

The fungus is similar to the zombie-ant fungus that inspired the "The Last of Us " video game and TV series.

It uses chemical signals to direct cave spiders out of their lairs and into the open, scientists say.