Caterpillar infected with Cordyceps militaris (IMAGE)

University of Nottingham

Caterpillar infected with Cordyceps militaris

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A caterpillar infected with Cordyceps militaris, the pretty orange fungus that produces Cordycepin.

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Daniel Winkler - Mushroaming

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