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Posted on 07-03-2012 23:05
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 Strange thing on the fly body.
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 There's a collection of fungus-infested arthropods on BugGuide: http://bugguide.n...iew/230781
 
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 Poor soldier.....
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 I think it's Entomophtora it's Zygomycete that infects Diptera and the poor fly fly up in a high exposed place and spread spores
 
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