Ophiocordyceps humbertii infecting Red Wasp

This red wasp was parasitised by an Ophiocordyceps fungus mid summer of 2019. The fungus caused the wasp to find an open spot to latch onto, and then the fungus began sending out it's fruiting bodies. The wasp would have been alive for a while before it died, either from toxins from the fungus or from the fungus intruding into it's body cavity, or from not being able to feed.

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