8/22
[ stop the slideshow ]

Ophiocordyceps engleriana fruiting on spider, note the legs, in Isla Escondida, Putumayo

Ophiocordyceps engleriana DW Ms.jpg Gibellula pulchra growing from a tiny spider in Mocoa. Fitting species name: "pulchra" meaning beautiful in Latin. However a spider might miss the beauty aspect in a Gibellula infection.ThumbnailsLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus seen in Isla EscondidaGibellula pulchra growing from a tiny spider in Mocoa. Fitting species name: "pulchra" meaning beautiful in Latin. However a spider might miss the beauty aspect in a Gibellula infection.ThumbnailsLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus seen in Isla EscondidaGibellula pulchra growing from a tiny spider in Mocoa. Fitting species name: "pulchra" meaning beautiful in Latin. However a spider might miss the beauty aspect in a Gibellula infection.ThumbnailsLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus seen in Isla EscondidaGibellula pulchra growing from a tiny spider in Mocoa. Fitting species name: "pulchra" meaning beautiful in Latin. However a spider might miss the beauty aspect in a Gibellula infection.ThumbnailsLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus seen in Isla EscondidaGibellula pulchra growing from a tiny spider in Mocoa. Fitting species name: "pulchra" meaning beautiful in Latin. However a spider might miss the beauty aspect in a Gibellula infection.ThumbnailsLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus seen in Isla Escondida