Tarantula with fungal antlers!

Jun 16, 2012 15:41

Fungal infection causes tarantula to grow antlers | io9 -- [This image may look like something dreamed up for a surreal horror movie, but it's a real horror for the tarantula in question. This unfortunate arachnid is infected with Cordyceps, a parasitic fungus that replaces its host's tissue with its own.]


spider, fungus, cordyceps, parasites, parasite, fungi, arthropod

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