Critter of the Week: Giant Weta Fungus

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 24 September 2021

This week’s critter is a super rare fungus that attacks giant wētā. It kills and covers its host with a white mould, producing little beige-capped mushrooms when it’s ready to spread its spores. It’s only been seen a handful of times and might be more threatened than the wētā it feeds on!

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Photo: Di Batchelor all rights reserved, used with permission