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Vespa parasitada por Cordyceps / Parasitized wasp by Cordyceps

Quando insetos e outros artrópodes são infectados pelo fungo Cordyceps, eles são induzidos pelas toxinas do fungo a procurarem um lugar adequado, como galhos no alto de uma planta, para que os esporos sejam liberados e outros insetos e artrópodes sejam infectados novamente.

When insects and other arthropods are infected by the fungus Cordyceps, they are induced by the toxins of the fungus to find an appropriate place, like branches on top of a plant so that the spores are released and other insects and arthropods are infected again.

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Uploaded on October 28, 2016
Taken on July 3, 2016