Cordyceps Fungus On An Insect
by Science Photo Library
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Cordyceps Fungus On An Insect
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Science Photo Library
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Cordyceps fungus growing on a dead insect. 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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September 26th, 2018
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