Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider's body
"While it is not uncommon to encounter insects parasitized by 'zombie' fungi in the wild, it is a rarity to witness large spiders succumbing to these fungal conquerors," said evolutionary biologist Roberto García-Roa, who took the photograph.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/horrifying-photo-captures-moment-parasitic-fungus-bursts-from-huge-spiders-body #spider #fungus #photo #parasite #pop #zombie
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