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Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.
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Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.
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Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.
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Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.
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Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.
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The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard
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While working in my garden today I discovered this Cordyceps militaris fungus (Caterpillar Killer / Rupsendoder). It is not the most beautiful fungus and thats for sure. This particular Cordyceps militaris is about 2,5 cm in size.This is an extraordinary fungus that parasitises and kills moth pupae. It is an ascomycete that invades the pupae in the ground. Eventually the fungus will fruit sending out unmistakable bright orange fruiting bodies above the ground.Uit Wikipedia:De rupsendoder (Cordyceps militaris) is een paddenstoel uit de klasse van de Sordariomycetes, familie Corcycipitaceae.De zwam wordt 2 tot 6 centimeter hoog, en is een half tot 1 centimeter dik. De kleur van de zwam is oranjegeel tot oranje, de steel is meestal wat bleker. Op de hoed bevinden zich fijne wratjes. De zwam groeit op poppen van vlinders in diverse biotopen. In Nederland is de soort vrij algemeen.
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The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard
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Scientific Name:
Cordyceps militaris (L. ex St. Amans) LinkCommon Name: Trooping CordycepsCertainty: positive (
notes)Location: Southern Appalachians; Smokies; CabinCoveDate: 20060715Perfect example, complete with pupal host. This is a fascinating fungus, considered to be a real find, as it grows exclusively on buried pupae of insects! However, a day or two after a good midsummer rain in the Smokies I can almost guarantee several sightings on a casual stroll through damp hardwood forest.
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