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Zombie Huntsman A Huntsman Spider infected by Fungus - Purpureocillium atypicola Fungus,Malaysia,Purpureocillium atypicola,Sabah Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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A Huntsman Spider infected by Fungus - Purpureocillium atypicola

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Poor thing - quite spooky Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      But interesting :D Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Yes, poor spider! But, so cool as well! Posted 2 years ago
  4. View nightjar6's profile
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    Was the spider alive when this picture was taken? Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Spider already dead. Posted 2 years ago

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The Purpureocillium atypicola

"Purpureocillium atypicola" is a species of fungus, previously known as "Nomuraea atypicola", in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. There are records of this mushroom from Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Albert Kang
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