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Akanthomyces on Moth

Akanthomyces sp.

Description:

I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!

Habitat:

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Notes:

This is probably Akanthomyces aranearum

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2 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 5 years ago

Thanks for the comment and suggestion, ForestDragon! I’ve added it to that mission :)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 5 years ago

Wow! Thanks for sharing! You might consider adding this to Arthropods Parasitised by Fungi mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1159...

Christine Y.
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Christine Y.

Woodbury, Connecticut, United States

Spotted on Nov 1, 2018
Submitted on Nov 7, 2018

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