Parasitic fungus growing in the remains of a dead spider. The fruiting bodies of the fungus are visible (white flower-like appendages). Parasitic fungi live on a host animal or plant,which it uses as a source of nutrients. Eventually the fungus may cause the death of the host,as shown. Photographed in the Amazon rainforest at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station,Ecuador | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Stammers, Sinclair |
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