Cordyceps Spp - Caterpillar Fungus |
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Monday, 9 December 2013
Killer Fungus
Monday Mushroom #57
This kind of fungus infects and kills (and lives entirely on) insects. Such fungi are particularly prevalent in the warm, dank interior of the rain forest but similar fungi occur even in Britain.
Labels:
caterpillar,
cordyceps,
cuyabeno,
ecuador,
fungi,
fungus,
insect,
jungle,
mushroom,
mushrooms,
photography,
rainforest
Location:
Cuyabeno National Park, Ecuador
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