A new "zombie" virus is infecting wild caterpillars in the UK that are causing them to explode and the internet is flipping out. Wildlife experts have reported that caterpillars across rural ...

It is a video that shows nature at its most remarkable when what appears to be a large caterpillar turns into something far more lively. The man filmed the creepy footage in the garden of a friend’s ...

Caterpillars are being killed by a ­“zombie” virus that spreads when its victims explode, splashing goo over other grubs feeding nearby. The baculovirus “brainwashes” the Oak Eggar moth, changing its ...

A virus caused caterpillars to combust in Lancashire. Pictured above Aug. 6, 2015, silkworms cling on the branches of Arjuna trees. Getty Images A zombie virus causes its victims certain death in ...

Caterpillars are being killed by a bug which turns them into "exploding zombies", a wildlife expert has said. Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust said the skins of insects have ...

Caterpillars are being infected by a gruesome virus that makes them act like zombies and eventually causes them to explode. Eviscerated corpses of the unfortunate insects have been found in the ...

A bug is being blamed for turning caterpillars into what has been called exploding zombies. The recent outbreak in the UK was spotted by Doctor Chris Miller, a Wildlife Trust manager, when he was in ...

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