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Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool! <br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68546/akanthomyces_aranearum_on_unknown_moth.html" title="Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/68546_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=13yiT6M8r1qVkRaKrAn3Old5hBU%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68548/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68547/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces,Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,United States,entomopathogenic fungus,moth,parasitic fungus" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68548/akanthomyces_aranearum_on_unknown_moth.html" title="Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/68548_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=xiZuN5vqibB0fxTZvQQOy6nH%2BQg%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68546/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68547/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,United States,fungus,moth" /></a></figure> Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,Parasitic Fungus,United States,entomopathogenic fungus,fungus,moth Click/tap to enlarge

Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth

I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68548/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68547/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces,Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,United States,entomopathogenic fungus,moth,parasitic fungus

Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68546/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68547/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,United States,fungus,moth

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    :O I am in awe! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! The galleries were the perfect background. I should have lifted the moth out of curiosity to see if the galleries or the moth were there first. I'm guessing the galleries. I'll be returning to this spot at some point to see how the fungus continues to grow. Posted 6 years ago

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The Akanthomyces aranearum

Akanthomyces aranearum is a parasitic fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 1, 2018. Captured Nov 1, 2018 11:13 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.