{
  "id": 17098437,
  "title": "Werewolf mice, ghostly frogs and cockroach zombies: The animal versions of our Halloween horrors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/werewolf-mice-ghostly-frogs-and-cockroach-zombies-the-animal-versions",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-werewolf-mice-ghostly-frogs-cockroach.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Around this time of year, elaborate decorations featuring ghosts, vampires, zombies, witches and werewolves adorn front doors, gardens and store windows across the country. But you may be surprised to hear that in the animal world, there are many real-life creatures with tendencies similar to those of the fictional characters in our Halloween nightmares.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}