View of periodical cicada consumed by fungus

A periodical cicada -- part of Brood VIII that emerged in June 2019 in Pennsylvania, where this photo was taken -- infected by the fungus Massospora cicadina.

[Research supported by National Science Foundation grants DBI 1349308, DEB 1638999, DEB 1441715, DEB 1441677, CHE 1608149 and ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - January 21, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video