June 16, 2012

Tarantula with fungus "antlers."

Afflicted, fascinatingly.
Posted by Ann Althouse at 10:47 AM
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5 comments:

Unknown said...

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.

6/16/12, 11:05 AM
Deb said...

That's kind of nightmarish.

6/16/12, 11:24 AM
wyo sis said...

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

6/16/12, 1:05 PM
Alex said...

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

6/16/12, 1:23 PM
AlanKH said...

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

6/16/12, 11:53 PM

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