【閲覧注意】寄生されたコオロギ、全身から触手が生え「もののけ姫」のタタリ神みたいになった結果………(画像ｱﾘ)

A zombie cricket. Actually, a Carolina leafroller attacked by the endoparasitoid fungus Cordyceps. The fungus keeps the host alive as long as possible & directs the cricket to climb to a prominent exposed perch where spores are released

[📷 Jim McCormac: https://t.co/xeqMeolouG] pic.twitter.com/JmS1rtK5Fy

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 25, 2023