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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/68547/akanthomyces_aranearum_on_unknown_moth.html" title="Akanthomyces aranearum on Unknown Moth"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/68547_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2qME%2F7vNMOMsoBu2dmWTwTZHrSM%3D" width="200" height="174" 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/68548/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,Parasitic Fungus,United States,entomopathogenic fungus,fungus,moth" /></a></figure> Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,United States,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/68548/beauveria_bassiana_on_unknown_moth.html Akanthomyces aranearum,Fall,Geotagged,Parasitic Fungus,United States,entomopathogenic fungus,fungus,moth

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Gnarly!! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yeah, this was a cool one. 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 11:12 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.