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Fungus-ridden Spider
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Fungus-ridden Spider
Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 7, 2011

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Contributed by tom murray on 8 August, 2011 - 9:59pm

spider fungus
Nice healthy fungus Tom!
… Lynette Elliott, 9 August, 2011 - 9:58pm

Fungus
Larry described this fungus to Kathie Hodge, and she's pretty sure it's Gibelulla leiopus (also known as Torrubiella leiopus).
… Charley Eiseman, 9 August, 2011 - 7:33pm

 
Charley, thanks for the info about the fungus.
… tom murray, 10 August, 2011 - 2:37pm

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