A spider whose body has been snatched away by a parasitic fungus, the spider is now dead and producing spores. In Peru.

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Size: 5928px × 3956px
Location: Tarapoto, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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