Title

Adult empis tessellatav

Caption

Adult empis tessellatav (Empis tessellata) that has fallen victim to a pathogenic fungus (Entomophthora muscae) that invades the brain and causes it to land, climbs to the top of the bush and dies, whereupon fungal spores emerge from the leg

Date

Jun 22, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Reference

BRK22G18_039

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,2Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3530 (300dpi)

Keywords

Empididae Empis tessellata Empis tessellatav England Europe Fungi Fungus Insect Insecta Insects Pterygota adult adult animal adult animals animal animals brain brains cadaver carcass carcasses climb climbing dead dead animal death deaths die dying flying insect flying insects fungal spore fungal spores habitat landings leg legs mature matures mushroom natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves on top out outdoor outdoors outside parasite parasites peak peaks pterygote insect top victim victims wildlife photography Brachycera fauna land landing wildlife Diptera Flies Fly True fly