Cicada (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Cicada

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West Virginia University researchers were part of a team that discovered how Massospora, a parasitic fungus, manipulates male cicadas into flicking their wings like females - a mating invitation - which tempts unsuspecting male cicadas and infects them.

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Angie Macias

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