Cordyceps

AT A GLANCECommon Name: CordycepsScientific Name: Cordyceps militarisCategory: FungiSubcategory: Entomopathogenic FungiSize: Ascocarp height: 0.8–3.2 in (2.0–8.0 cm); Club thickness: 0.1–0.3 in (2.5–8.0 mm)Weight: Fresh fruiting club: 0.035–0.15 oz (1.0–4.0...

Zombie-Ant Fungus

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Zombie-Ant FungusScientific Name: Ophiocordyceps unilateralisCategory: FungiSubcategory: Entomopathogenic FungiSize: Fungal stalk (stroma) length: 0.8–2.0 in (2–5 cm); Infected host ant length: 0.4–0.6 in (1.0–1.5 cm)Weight: Microscopic fungal...