Tarantula infected by fungus that inspired zombie TV show [Video]

*** wildlife researcher. Startling jungle discovery is not only freakishly fascinating but also pure nightmare fuel. Chris Kola, *** field researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon posted this video after he stumbled upon *** deceased tarantula that appeared to have been infected and killed by *** fungus called cords, also known as the zombie fungus, *** genus of fungi that primarily attacks invertebrates slowly eating their body. And that’s just the start it took over his nervous system and forced him to come to this location. And then as he died, the fungus sprouted out of his body allowing the spores to spread if Corps sounds familiar. It’s probably because it inspired the popular video game turned hit zombie TV series the last of us. But as horrifying as the imagery is on screen and in real life, Kola says seeing this fiendish fungus in action was *** rare treat. …