Disease

A cold-loving fungus that kills frogs by sabotaging their skin—and reshaped extinction science in the process.

A glowing killer that eats trees from the inside — and only shines when it’s actively killing.

The deadliest mushroom on Earth doesn’t need to be rare, flashy or hard to mistake — it just needs to be eaten once.

White mushrooms with egg-shaped veils kill faster than any other wild fungus—and they grow where people picnic.

A parasite so specialised it rewrote the rules of insect locomotion, feeding, and evolution — but only to survive on someone else’s skin.

A 3,600-species fly family that drinks blood, spreads disease, and has never once asked permission.