Gibellula sp. of fungus, parasitizing a spider. Fungi of this unusual genus are pathogens of spiders. Windblown spores germinate on the exoskeleton, penetrate the spider, then grow internally, digesting their host. Finally, these spore-bearing synnemata erupt from the cadaver. 
Image by Ron Wolf.
Dear Lord,
Please keep us safe from Your creation.
Amen.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
True Horror
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