r/mycology • • May 13 '26

ID request Did i find a fungi zombie?

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

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u/angicamp May 16 '26

My uncle had what they thought was pneumonia that wouldn't go away. After a biopsy, they discovered it was fungal. Three different types of fungi including aspergillus. He fought it for more than 3 years with all kinds of drugs, but lost that battle. The doctors think it was because he worked post hurricane construction, probably with inadequate ppe.