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Scarlet Caterpillar Fungus (Cordyceps militaris) (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/mycology@mander.xyz
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Infographic: https://twitter.com/JWentomologist/status/934746214754607105

Also found on Dartmoor :)

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[–] Climpy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's awesome (and disturbing!) How do you tell the difference between this and club fungi?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Haha, I'm not sure. I had someone there that knew the species.

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

One way is to do a little digging -- you'll often be able to find the insect it's growing out of :)