Fly Death Fungi View 1
In between rain showers on Thursday, I spotted something strange looking on one of my Rose of Sharon leaves. No clue what it was, part looked like a fly & part looked like maybe a spider. Took some shots with flash in low light conditions. When I checked them on the computer it looked like some kind of odd bug covered in white dust. Thank goodness running it thru iNat finally identified it for me. The unrecognizable fly is one of my common flies in my garden but discolored & distorted by a pathogenic fungus.
Fly Death Fungi (Complex Entomophthora muscae)
Garland, Tx
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Fly Death Fungi View 1
In between rain showers on Thursday, I spotted something strange looking on one of my Rose of Sharon leaves. No clue what it was, part looked like a fly & part looked like maybe a spider. Took some shots with flash in low light conditions. When I checked them on the computer it looked like some kind of odd bug covered in white dust. Thank goodness running it thru iNat finally identified it for me. The unrecognizable fly is one of my common flies in my garden but discolored & distorted by a pathogenic fungus.
Fly Death Fungi (Complex Entomophthora muscae)
Garland, Tx
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com