Cordyceps Fungus
by Dr Morley Read
Title
Cordyceps Fungus
Artist
Dr Morley Read
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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An unidentified Cordyceps fungus parasitizing a spider. Cordyceps is an example of a parasitic fungus that releases airborne spores which infect and slowly destroy the bodies of insects. The fungus can sometimes alter the behaviour of its host before killing it, ensuring the insect will die in a high place, enabling the spores of the fungus to be spread easily. Photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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July 23rd, 2016
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