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Cordyceps fungus takes over brain of an
ant, then kills it, Peru. Photo credit: Mark Moffett
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Cordyceps fungus on a
robberfly
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Cordyceps fungus growing on a dead insect.
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Cordyceps unilateralis is a parasitoid
fungus that infects ants such as Camponotus leonardi, and alters
their behavior in order to ensure the widespread distribution of its spores.
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Fly with Cordyceps dipterigena.
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Cordyceps fungus growing on a large dead
fly.
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Bee parasitized by Cordyceps
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Moth with Cordyceps
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Some species, such as the caterpillar
fungus, are considered to have medicinal properties in China and Tibet.
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Moth with Akanthomyces species
(a Cordyceps anamorph).
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Moth with Cordyceps fungus
in Iwokrama, Guyana.
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Cordyceps curculionu.
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A scarabeus digested by a Cordyceps
species.
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Carolina Leaf-roller cricket with Cordyceps.
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Cordyceps Tarantula
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Tarantula, Theraphosinae, killed by the
fungus Cordyceps ignota, but still clinging to a tree long after
death.
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Tarantula killed
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Dead tarantula invaded by a fungus of
the genus Cordyceps.
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Cordyceps on Spider.
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Cordyceps bassiana
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