Sujet

Adult empis tessellatav

Légende

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

22 juin 2016

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Notre référence

BRK22G18_039

Model release

Non

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,7Mo (1,2Mo) / 45,0cm x 29,9cm / 5315 x 3530 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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