Token #zombie of the day was a nice #Entomophthora on a #fly. I dont see many zombies on the night jasmin weed, so, score! #FungiFriends

New preprint by our team @ioes-ju.bsky.social! Using custom multi-target amplicon sequencing on diverse pathogen-killed dipterans from Greenland, we find multiple #Entomophthora genotypes with notable host specificity, and reconstruct bacterial communities associated with the killed insects.

#Entomophthora the “insect destroyer” doesnt just go after moths. Heres some recent photos of this #entomopathogenic #zombie #fungi enjoying some fly snacks. Hosts rot away very fast in rainy periods, or get put on "pause" by dry periods like has happened here. #EPF

Parasite of the Month in this collection: #Entomophthora #muscae, a #fungal pathogen that infects, behaviorally manipulates, & kills a range of #dipteran hosts, authored by Carolyn Elya. @harvard.edu

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While #entomopathogenic #zombie #fungi can be very small, sometimes the scale of slaughter is so large the killing field is easily seen from quite some distance. The word #Entomophthora means “insect destroyer.” And it certainly achieves that at times. #EPF #moth

Rad! #Entomophthora muscae

Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease (2024) - Review After the disappointing performance of the Rogga Brigade, the RMR crew yearned for some trve brutality. Death Metal ready to rip the flesh off your bones.

It is difficult to cram yet another tale of the end of the world onto a time-limited record. Yet, #Entomophthora delivered. But, don your gas masks and rubber boots before you start. You might get Instinctual Disease, else.

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#InstinctualDisease #NewAlbum

FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕November 22nd Release 1⃣9⃣🎧

ENTOMOPHTHORA - Instinctual Disease 🇳🇴 💢

Debut album from Norwegian Death Metal outfit 💢

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#Entomophthora #InstinctualDisease #DeathMetal #SoulsellerRecs #MetalSky #FFFNov22 #KMäN

A black hairy fly appearing to cling onto a grass seedhead. In reality the fly has been killed by a fungus, which is visible as white fuzz emerging from the abdomen segments, and as threads helping glue the fly to the seedhead.

Another angle of the same fly

Another angle of the same fly

First Entomophthora muscae of the year! 🍄📸 #entomophthora