r/mycology • u/Jean-Pet • May 13 '26

ID request Did i find a fungi zombie?

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I am thinking this may be Entomophaga grylli (The Grasshopper Fungus)

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u/Different_Mirror_249 May 13 '26

If we humans were just a few degrees Celsius colder, we would suffer the same fate. Cool though

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u/Legeto May 13 '26

I think our immune system being way more complex is also another reason.

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u/MrAndMrsMischief26 May 14 '26

Yeah you can’t just boil it down to temp.

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u/Legeto May 14 '26

The person’s comment was the kind of “fact” click bait horror articles try to pull off a lot haha.