Photo Details | |
| Image # | cld1712356 |
| Species | Akanthomyces sp. |
| Locality | Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Description | With almost a sinister beauty, this garden of parasitoid fungus sprouts its fruiting bodies from the back of a moth it has killed. These release millions of microscopic spores which are dispersed into the surrounding area. When ingested by another insect they spell certain doom. |
| Keywords | borneo | cordycipitaceae | fauna | fungi | fungus | insect | lepidoptera | moth | mulu | parasite | parasitic | parasitoid | spore |
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