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Tarantula with fungus "antlers."

Afflicted, fascinatingly.

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Unknown বলেছেন...

This and similar sorts of things, such as parasitization of caterpillars by wasp larvae, helped convince Darwin that a benevolent god was not the guiding influence at the bottom of biology.

Deb বলেছেন...

That's kind of nightmarish.

wyo sis বলেছেন...

I can't work up much sympathy. Spiders are one of the only things worse than fungus.

Alex বলেছেন...

Actually fungi like cordyceps are nature's way of keeping insects & arachnids in check.

AlanKH বলেছেন...

I think I saw that once on "Doctor Who."

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