
Cordyceps curculionum, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia
First cordyceps species I found myself. Which was terribly easy in this case, as it was stuck to a planted stem in the orchid garden of La Planada Nature Reserve. I think the steep angle is interesting. Given that the weevil is clearly dead, it must have been manipulated into some permanent death grip before the cordyceps could complete its lifecycle.
Similar species: Hypocreales
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 22, 2019. Captured Oct 28, 2018 16:27.
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