“The Last of Us”? Fungo que transforma aranhas em zumbis é descoberto

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[{"selector":"#anim-e9216db0-86e1-4c6b-9dee-5826eca869c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d0f6781-a965-4ae7-8401-e554dcb9054e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9728702-73ca-463c-9396-bc60a88ad3f6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6568a93-4a7f-468e-b7e0-db2a9e21e467","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A descoberta foi feita após uma equipe de filmagem encontrar uma aranha infectada em um antigo depósito de pólvora, o que levou os cientistas a investigarem outras cavernas da região Reprodução/HBO

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