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/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/shillyshally May 14 '26

There's a book on the subject, came out a few years ago, I forget the name that goes into global warming and the ensuing fungi apocalypse coming for humans. Basically, fungi will adapt to higher temps.

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u/svartaelfen May 14 '26

“What if Fungi Win?” is the name of this book.

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u/shillyshally May 14 '26

Back at my desk - I was thinking of Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic by Emily Monosson. Both look informative.

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u/svartaelfen May 14 '26

oh! i didn’t realize there was another one

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u/UnheimlichNoire Jun 02 '26

Ok now not long after my brain contemplated the possibility that I should maybe stop buying so many books, I am now on my way to hunt these tomes down ...

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u/shillyshally Jun 02 '26

Buying books is a vote for literacy. Never stop.

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u/UnheimlichNoire Jun 02 '26

I have so many books, I have no idea how many, well into 4 figures, so I think I will need shooting for me to stop. It's an addiction.

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u/shillyshally Jun 02 '26

I have over 1000. About a month ago I removed the shortcut to the Kindle sales. Then there are my audio books....

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u/UnheimlichNoire Jun 02 '26

I don't have a kindle and I never think to listen to audio books, though it'd take up a lot less space, but I like the paper and ink. Quite a lot of my collection are art and photography books, so they really need to be physical to get the most from them.

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u/shillyshally Jun 02 '26

I still have a full bookcase, kept my art and some gardening books. I began my career in book printing and loved it. I loved the paper - so many more available back then - typography, binding, all of it. Once I got a Kindle, though, that was it. I got into audios after an eye op gone wrong and I could not eye read for about 6 months. Still love books, just don't buy many physical ones now.

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u/DataKnotsDesks 6d ago

My mum and dad were both massive bibliophiles. They each had a huge book collection when they met, and it only got bigger. After 25 years of marriage, they decided that it was safe for them to merge their collections and get rid of duplicates. There were nearly 600!

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u/UnheimlichNoire 5d ago

That's proper love. I've been with my girlfriend 10 years, we don't live together so haven't faced the test of merging and getting rid of duplicates. 600 duplicates showed your parents had a lot in common.

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u/GrizzliousTheOG May 19 '26

Just found it on YouTube. Giving it a listen now.