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Cordyceps gunnii
The above ground fruiting body of this species emerges from the soil where it has parasitised a buried caterpillar. An elongated club with a yellowish stem and dark olive green to blackish head
after rain in a wet rainforest environment....growing from soil.
The mycelium (underground mass of microscopic fungi filaments called hyphae) of cordyceps gunnii invades a moth larva, feeding on it and eventually replacing the host tissue. An elongated fruiting body is then sent to the surface to distribute spores to aid in the spreading of the fungus.
Spotted on May 19, 2015
Submitted on May 20, 2015
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