Scarlet Caterpillar Club Fungus Cordyceps militaris

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A type of entomopathogenic fungi which parasitises the buried pupae of moths and butterflies

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Size: 3400px × 5100px
Location: Ainsdale Sefton Coast, Merseyside, England, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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