FungiFriday: Ophiocordyceps humbertii infection on a wasp carcass

[akukamaruzzaman]

We are continually amazed by the interesting occurrences that nature constantly displays to us. My new find of a wasp carcass with thorns covering its body made for a fascinating case. In the end, I learned that Ophiocordyceps humbertii, a fungus belonging to the family Ophiocordycipitaceae, had infected the wasp's carcass. The fungus typically occurs on a variety of carrion insects, including wasps, ants, and spiders. Actually, I've seen it before because I've found a case when it happened to wasps, so this isn't the first time.

These photos will be included in my entry for the 41st #FungiFriday challenge.

---

Have a wonderful #FungiFriday!

^{All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.}

Comments

[alexa-macro]

Galom lon tume yang meunan hehe

[uyapapua]

suah tajak meruno ngen gobnyan bah ta tume @alexa-macro

[alexa-macro]

Han geume kuh hehe..

[uyapapua]

yak tajak

[akukamaruzzaman]

@alexa-macro njan kasalah peugah. Seharusjih awak kamoe neuba hunting u gampong droneuh yang lon deungo kaya spot macro. Pajan neuba sigo? Kiban abang @uyapapua? 😁

[uyapapua]

nyan jeulas om @akukamaruzzaman, yak pajankamoe jeut melangkah keudeh @alexa-macro . 😁😁😁😁

[alexa-macro]

Euntek wate lheuh ujeun2 oh kana jamur neujak beh. Myo jino takot jih insect hana jamur pih tan hehe

[akukamaruzzaman]

Abang @uyapapua teungoh sibouk job, hanjeut tapakat. Khekhekhe

[uyapapua]

Khak... wkwkwkwk @akukamaruzzaman droe neuh manteng ka tuwo keu long ☹️

[akukamaruzzaman]

@alexa-makro berarti belum beruntung :D

[ecency]

Your content has been voted as a part of Encouragement program. Keep up the good work!

Use Ecency daily to boost your growth on platform!

Support Ecency
Vote for new Proposal
Delegate HP and earn more

[ewkaw]

Wow! First time I see something like that.
Amazing.

[akukamaruzzaman]

Thanks @ewkaw. While I've been out hunting for macro creatures lately, I've hardly ever seen anything like this. This is therefore merely a coincidence.

[qurator]

Manually curated by ackhoo from the @qurator Team. Keep up the good work!

[akukamaruzzaman]

Thank you @ackhoo and @qurator :)

[ackhoo]

Very welcome! :)

[ackhoo]

Looks like a scene from a horror movie.... a monster mutant! :) Very cool

[akukamaruzzaman]

Hahaha.. Something like this, in my opinion, serves as an inspiration for horror movie makers :D

[ackhoo]

So true... Fact is stranger than fiction... :)

[prydefoltz]

WOW!!!

[akukamaruzzaman]

Thanks Miss @prydefoltz :D

[kingdariusthe3rd]

Wow. This is morbidly beautiful. I wonder if the wasp had died before the fungus spread so much.
Such unusual art. Well done!