'Zombie Cicadas' Have Been Spotted in the United States and We're Officially Creeped Out - Yahoo Lifestyle
Unlike your average noisy chirping cicadas, these "zombie cicadas" are infected with a fungus called Massospora that basically eats away at their mind and body.
It explains that when a male cicada becomes infected with this fungus, it will start mimicking the wing-flicking behavior that is typically exclusive to female cicadas.
Other male cicadas will be lured in, thinking it’s a female cicada wanting to mate.
Once the interested cicada flocks to the infected cicada to mate, the infected cicada will attempt to transfer the fungus over to its peer.