Fungal Parasite

Thanks Shanna and Mayra..

Wow!

Wow.

Very interesting.. I have to read more about this! Thanks Scott..

Wow, like a crown-of-thorns starfish. The thorns look like well, thorns. But this insect is dead or about. A type of fungal attack? Analogous to http://bugguide.net/node/view/135698 ?

This bug is only about 6 mm. and it looks like it is in a net.

...or some other parasite.?

Looks like a beetle with a cordyceps.

Wow! How interesting! I wonder what it is? What a great find :)

Very interesting! I hope you find out what it is!