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Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135935_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QvsNz1dvsBQBd0%2FJsr4D0AKSCSY%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135936/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html Down-looker fly,Geotagged,Rhagio mystaceus,Rhagionidae,Spring,United States,fly,snipe fly" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135940_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=e1L%2FZ%2FutEZDwncIIRCGCIGV%2B%2FsA%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Pathogenic Fungus,Spring,United States,fungus,furia,rhagio,snipe fly" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135939_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=aVmWvTBLlt%2BenIh%2BJw4YRtVOZMw%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135938_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=V%2F7i48U6bOjWMD2GweorOUQ2a2s%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html" title="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135937_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yGTUa0QK63%2BNyaPqb8%2Fbu4psFpI%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)

Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.

Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).

Here's what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:

Common Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus This fly was dead and stuck to a leaf. I took it home and photographed the fungal growth 4 days later.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was an abundance of them in these woods<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135936/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html Down-looker fly,Geotagged,Rhagio mystaceus,Rhagionidae,Spring,United States,fly,snipe fly


At 4 days post-collection:
Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here's what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Pathogenic Fungus,Spring,United States,fungus,furia,rhagio,snipe fly

Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here's what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here's what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus) Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found glued to a leaf in a deciduous forest; I took it home to observe and photograph the growth of the fungus. I intended to photograph it at 24, 48, and 72 hours...but, I was too busy and only photographed it this one time (4 days after collection with the last 24 hours in the refrigerator).<br /> <br /> Here's what it looked like when I first found it in the woods:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135935/common_snipe_fly_-_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> <br /> At 4 days post-collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135940/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135939/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135938/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135937/furia_ithacensis_-_pathogenic_fungus_on_snipe_fly_rhagio_mystaceus.html<br /> Furia ithacensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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Furia ithacensis is a species of pathogenic fungus that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.

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Uploaded May 30, 2022. Captured May 29, 2022 11:51 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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