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With almost a sinister beauty, this garden of parasitoid fungus (possibly Akanthomyces) 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. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Keywords
Ascomycota, Borneo, Clavicipitaceae, East Malaysia, Hypocreales, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Malaysia, Noctuidae, Noctuoidea, Sarawak, Sordariomycetes, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, entomopathogenic, entomopathogenic fungus, fauna, fungi, fungus, insect, invertebrate, moth, parasit, parasite, parasitic, parasitism, tropical
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Borneo, Insects, Interactions, Parasites & Parasitoids, Fungi
With almost a sinister beauty, this garden of parasitoid fungus (possibly Akanthomyces) 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. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).