Immobilized Infected Fruit Fly (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Immobilized Infected Fruit Fly

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An infected fruit fly stuck to a support by its proboscis, a trick engineered by the fungus to keep the fly positioned optimally for spreading its spores.

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Carolyn Elya photo, UC Berkeley

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