Cordyceps fungus growing out of a jumping spider (Salticidae) it has infected and killed. In the rainforest, Pastaza, Ecuador.

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Location: Pastaza province, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Morley Read / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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