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Crane Fly came to a tragic end
Copyright © 2010 Stephen_WV

Crane Fly came to a tragic end
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
July 26, 2010
Some interesting bit of natural history here, perhaps. This crane fly carcass was in some damp moss in a ravine near my house, the body largely taken over by the white.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 27 July, 2010 - 4:36am

add it to Mushroom Observer!
the site can use all the entomopathogenic sightings it can get!
… myxomop, 23 February, 2013 - 2:45pm

Looks like
the same kind that gets the caddisflies.
… John R. Maxwell, 27 July, 2010 - 9:18am

 
Similar, but...
that is a caddisfly-specific fungus. This is presumably a fly-specific one, if not crane fly-specific. I've seen it a few times but never really tried to figure out exactly what kind of fungus it might be.

I've added this one to the fungus gallery.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 July, 2010 - 9:25am

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