Ant with Summit Disease - Camponotus planatus

Moved

Moved from Carpenter Ants.

… Steven Wang, 6 March, 2019 - 7:04pm

Moved

Moved from Ants.

… Charley Eiseman, 12 February, 2014 - 12:51pm

Moved for expert id

Moved from ID Request.

… metrioptera, 11 February, 2014 - 3:49pm

Awesome!

Can you upload this to Mushroom Observer too? Thanks!

… Byrain, 10 February, 2014 - 10:47am

Posted to Mushroom

Observer as unknown, though maybe a Cordyceps, though- this group seems to have a lot of room for work.

I have FOUR specimens from ONE TINY Tillandsia! That is pretty bizarre in and of itself. Best, K.

… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 10 February, 2014 - 1:26pm

Zombie Ants ...

Just yesterday, I watched "mind control fungus' affecting Zombie Ants on National Geographic's Weirdest series.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 February, 2014 - 3:12pm

Definitely...

...looks like a variety of Cordyceps. I cannot tell you more.

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 10 February, 2014 - 2:59pm

Ophiocordyceps is the proper genus name now it seems,

but I also would LOVE TO HAVE our ANT people help me ID the ant. I may have a new host. THANK YOU!!!

… Kenneth E. BARNETT, 10 February, 2014 - 7:11pm

Camponotus?

Best I can do is possibly Camponotus sp. based on the curved alitrunk. Maybe James can do better.

… Ben Coulter, 10 February, 2014 - 9:28pm

I agree. I'd have to know som

I agree. I'd have to know some dimensions to go further with this id.., but definitely a Camponotus.

… James C. Trager, 12 February, 2014 - 12:43pm