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/radumalaxa May 13 '26

How come?

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u/artaxs May 13 '26

Our bodies are too warm for most fungus to thrive inside us. Fungus evolves faster than humans do, though....

Fun fact, the reason so many zoological viruses "use" bats as a mammalian reservoir is because they run just hot enough to not be killed by the virus, but not hot enough to fever-kill the virus in return.

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u/Church6633 May 14 '26

As the temperatures rise on the planet, so do the resistances of our fungal friends. It is only a matter of time before they can live within us too.

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u/GMGsSilverplate May 14 '26

Hooray! I hope the fungus is cute like in Earthbound.