MYN / Joao P. Burini / Entomopathogenic fungus (Ophiocordyceps curculionum) fruiting body growning from a weevil. Atlantic forest, Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Heather Angel / Caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), a rare traditional Chinese medicine sold to nourish yin and yang, for anti-aging and as natural viagra substitute- Dong Chong Xia Cho. Yunnan, China.

Adrian Davies / Scarlet caterpillarclub fungus (Cordyceps militaris / Ophiocordyceps sinensis). This species parasitises caterpillars. Sussex, England, UK. October.

Paul Bertner / Fungus (Ophiocordyceps humbertii) which has infected a wasp, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Fungus (Ophiocordyceps odonatae) which has infected a dragonfly, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) with Fungus (Ophiocordyceps halabalaensis) infection, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Dong Lei / Caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) parasitizing body of caterpillar which is under the ground. Mount Namjagbarwa, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Park, Tibet, China.

Dong Lei / Caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) held in human hand. This fungus parasitizes caterpillar under the ground and produces fruiting body above the ground. Mount Namjagbarwa, Yarlung Zangbo Gra...

Chien Lee / Fungus (Ophiocordyceps sp) growing from Ant (Polyrhachis ypsilon), Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Fungus (Ophiocordyceps dipterigena) parasitic mushrooms emerging from robber fly after it has consumed its interior, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Dead ant (Formicidae sp) infected by Ophiocordyceps fungus. Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Paul Bertner / True Weevil (Curculionidae) infected and killed by Fungus (Ophiocordyceps sp), Sani Lodge, Ecuador