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Purpureocillium atypicola is a cordyceps relative specialized in digesting trap door spiders.
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Purpureocillium atypicola is a cordyceps relative specialized in digesting trap door spiders.

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Purpureocillium atypicola leaf DW Ms.jpg A brown capped Favolus sp. seen in ManiThumbnailspossibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalA brown capped Favolus sp. seen in ManiThumbnailspossibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalA brown capped Favolus sp. seen in ManiThumbnailspossibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalA brown capped Favolus sp. seen in ManiThumbnailspossibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalA brown capped Favolus sp. seen in ManiThumbnailspossibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near Yopal

On the base of the stroma is the dug-out cocoon-like sac in which the spider waits underground to snatch a passing by insect or other small creature. In this case Purpureocillium atypicola surprised the spider!
Previously Purpureocillium atypicola was known as Nomuraea atypicola, It is part of Ophiocordycipitaceae family.

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2023:04:30 09:22:20
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