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A robber fly (family Asilidae) killed by parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps dipterigena). This fungus specializes in feeding on adult flies. After consuming the interior of its host the cream-colored fruiting bodies emerge and release spores to infect new insects. North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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- © Chien C. Lee
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Ascomycetes, Ascomycota, Asilidae, Asiloidea, Brachycera, Celebes, Diptera, Hypocreales, Indonesia, Insecta, Ophiocordycipitaceae, Orthorrhapha, Pezizomycotina, Sordariomycetes, Southeast Asia, Sulawesi, animal, arthropod, entomopathogenic, entomopathogenic fungus, fauna, fly, fungi, fungus, insect, invertebrate, parasit, parasitic, robber fly, tropical
- Contained in galleries
- Sulawesi & Moluccas, Interactions, Parasites & Parasitoids, Fungi
