The headline is via Harper's Twitter feed:
While more of the story is available on ScienceDaily:Scientists advised against consuming hypersexual zombie cicadas infected with psychoactive fungus.https://t.co/zeOSj2oxwx— Harper's Magazine (@Harpers) September 11, 2019
'Flying salt shakers of death:' Fungal-infected 'zombie' cicadas
If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued by a certain psychedelic fungus.
West Virginia University researchers have discovered that a cicada fungus called Massopora contains chemicals similar to those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms.
The fungus causes cicadas to lose their limbs and eccentric behavior sets in: Males try to mate with everything they encounter, although the fungus has consumed their genitals and butts.
Despite the horrid physical state of infected cicadas, they continue to roam around freely as if nothing's wrong, dousing other cicadas with a dose of their disease.Based on some of the responses to the Harper's tweet the warning may have come too late.
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As to the state of the commenters genitalia and butts I have no clue.