20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Entomopathogenic fungus - the invisible death

An unlucky tree cricket got infected with an entomopathogenic fungus and ultimately ended up as melted biomass only vaguely resembling its original form. It is a perfect reminder to us how many organisms exist, that we simply cannot see - we sometimes find, what they leave as trace afterwards though - as seen here.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Velbert, Germany
Camera: E-M1MarkIII
Copyright: © Christian Brockes