Soldier beetles are commonly spotted in the late summer and early autumn. This probably is because they are often found on colorful late bloomers such as goldenrod and Queen Anne's lace. But zombies, ...

Just before a deadly fungus kills the goldenrod soldier beetle, it instructs the beetle to climb a plant and clamp its mandibles around a flower. A fungus worthy of its own horror film is on the loose ...

There are 16 genera containing 455 species of soldier beetles native to North America, including Chauliognathus marginatus, which is commonly seen on goldenrod in late summer and early fall. Worldwide ...

Goldenrod soldier beetles are a common sight on flowers in the fall. Ken Johnson Ken Johnson Goldenrod soldier beetles are a common sight on flowers in the fall. As fall approaches, our landscapes ...

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 9, No. 1 (1981), pp. 65-66 (2 pages) Interference competition directed at soldier beetles, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus, by four aggressive wasp species ...

Turning your host into a zombie that encourages males to have sex with its corpse may sound like an odd way to ensure your survival, but that is exactly what a parasitic fungus in the United States ...

Q: I’ve been greatly disturbed by the “spined soldier bug” that has invaded my home in Southwest Roanoke County. I cannot find anywhere on Internet how we can get rid of these bugs at home, inside and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Large males of the soldier beetle, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Cantharidae), exercise choice for larger females in the field and laboratory ...

A fungus worthy of its own horror film is on the loose, taking over the bodies of goldenrod soldier beetles and turning them into contagious zombies that can infect their beetle brethren, a new study ...