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cordyceps: Media

fungus, genus Cordyceps

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Caterpillar club
Scarlet caterpillar club (Cordyceps militaris) cultivated in a lab for use...
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Entomopathogenic caterpillar fungus
Caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis, formerly Cordyceps sinensis)...
Β© Raimond Klavins/Dreamstime.com
Zombie-ant fungus
A deceased carpenter ant (Camponotus species) infected with zombie-ant fungus...
Oliver Thompson-Holmes/Alamy