Doomed Tachinid (Entomophthora muscae)
This fly has been turned into a zombie. The white fluffy bands between the tergites are the pathogenic fungus Entomophthora muscae expressing itself. It forced the fly to climb to a high breezy location, raise it's wings and abdomen, then die.
"Entomophthora muscae" is a species of pathogenic fungus in the order Entomophthorales which causes a fatal disease in flies. It can cause epizootic outbreaks of disease in houseflies and has been investigated as a potential biological control agent.
Similar species: Entomophthorales
By Mark Ridgway
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Uploaded Oct 17, 2020. Captured Sep 28, 2020 13:26 in 190 Glenfern Rd, Lysterfield VIC 3156, Australia.
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