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:icondark-raptor:
Ok, I don't know what is more important on this picture - fungus or poor fly (which affects cattegory I should choose for it). Whatever... fungus parasites are very common but very hard to find. This is one of the examples how Entomophthorales (insect parasitic fungi) kills their preys.
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*Indigo76 Dec 5, 2008
This is simply amazing! :wow:
Never seen anything like it!
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~Mogasaki Dec 4, 2008  Student Digital Artist
Oh wow, that's scary. It's amazing, but still really creeps me out. I shudder when I see it. Nice shot. o__o
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~Dark-Raptor Dec 4, 2008
Thanks :)
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~Galindorf Dec 4, 2008
oh wow, nice shot; fungus is soooooo creepy. I know back home there is the type that infects the flies and causes them to go all loopy and forget what is dangerous; you could pick one up with your fingers if you want... they also try to get as high as they can and they die there, waiting for the spores to be released. In the late summer if you didn't have screens on your windows they will gather on the tops of curtain rods and at the tops of doorframes...
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~Dark-Raptor Dec 4, 2008
We've met this type of fungus and even have some pictures (but less "artistic" than this one). We have friend who works on this group of fungi. There are so many species and many different attack and developement strategies that we can't even imagine.
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~Galindorf Dec 4, 2008
Your work and talk makes me giddy, I swear!
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~Dark-Raptor Dec 5, 2008
;)
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*dalantech Dec 4, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
Really cool -I've never seen it that bad before..
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~Dark-Raptor Dec 4, 2008
Thank you :)
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~start-by-finishing Dec 4, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
this soo rare! how fast do you think it killed it?
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