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excavated spider burrow with Purpureocillium atypicola in Virgen del Morro

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Purpureocillium atypicola trap Virgen cel Morro Cp1 DW Ms.jpg fertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morrofertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morrofertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morrofertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morrofertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morrofertile head of the strom of Purpureocillium atypicola. The dots are the ostiols of the ascii, out of which the spores are shot when matureThumbnailsDisintegrating Leucocoprinus cretaceus seen near Morro

Out of the burrow of a trapdoor spider (see hinged lid) grows the Cordyceps relative Purpureocillium atypicola. The spider is on the inside and mostly digested by the parasitic fungus.