My birthday today & my wife has bought me ‘Rise of the Zombie Bugs’ by @laminda.bsky.social . Quite exciting having found my first case of Entomophthora muscae (a ‘zombie’ fungus that infects flies) this year.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My birthday today & my wife has bought me ‘Rise of the Zombie Bugs’ by @laminda.bsky.social . Quite exciting having found my first case of Entomophthora muscae (a ‘zombie’ fungus that infects flies) this year.
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Fly people: is this Entomophthora muscae? The dead fly had wings spread at the top of a plant after a fungal parasitism.
Other flies (I don’t think the same species?) seemed very keen to be close or on the dead one.
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Other flies (I don’t think the same species?) seemed very keen to be close or on the dead one.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Fly people: is this Entomophthora muscae? The dead fly had wings spread at the top of a plant after a fungal parasitism.
Other flies (I don’t think the same species?) seemed very keen to be close or on the dead one.
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Other flies (I don’t think the same species?) seemed very keen to be close or on the dead one.
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Foto del día: Pequeña mosca muerta por el hongo “mosca zombi” (Entomophthora muscae). Dr. Amir Maqbool.
October 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Foto del día: Pequeña mosca muerta por el hongo “mosca zombi” (Entomophthora muscae). Dr. Amir Maqbool.
Not sure of species but I think this fly has been infected with entomophthora muscae fungus. @DipteristsForum
November 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Not sure of species but I think this fly has been infected with entomophthora muscae fungus. @DipteristsForum
From Knowable Magazine: How a parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae, turns insects into zombies | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Night of the zombie insects
A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.
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May 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From Knowable Magazine: How a parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae, turns insects into zombies | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Incredible fungi!
"Fungi include mushrooms, molds, lichens, yeasts, and zoosporic forms that occur as free-living or symbiotic organisms in every ecosystem on Earth. About 155,000 species of Fungi have been described, [...]."
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"Fungi include mushrooms, molds, lichens, yeasts, and zoosporic forms that occur as free-living or symbiotic organisms in every ecosystem on Earth. About 155,000 species of Fungi have been described, [...]."
🧪🧬 #iTeachBio #Science #Biology #Ecology
www.cell.com/current-biol...
June 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Incredible fungi!
"Fungi include mushrooms, molds, lichens, yeasts, and zoosporic forms that occur as free-living or symbiotic organisms in every ecosystem on Earth. About 155,000 species of Fungi have been described, [...]."
🧪🧬 #iTeachBio #Science #Biology #Ecology
www.cell.com/current-biol...
"Fungi include mushrooms, molds, lichens, yeasts, and zoosporic forms that occur as free-living or symbiotic organisms in every ecosystem on Earth. About 155,000 species of Fungi have been described, [...]."
🧪🧬 #iTeachBio #Science #Biology #Ecology
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Gruesome for flies - Entomophthora muscae - a fatal fungal disease - affected flies crawl to tops of plants and die with their wings held out to aid spore dispersal; several seen in vegetation on bank of R. Aire yesterday at Broughton Sanctuary
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May 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Gruesome for flies - Entomophthora muscae - a fatal fungal disease - affected flies crawl to tops of plants and die with their wings held out to aid spore dispersal; several seen in vegetation on bank of R. Aire yesterday at Broughton Sanctuary
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Lots of fungi have evolved the ability to infect insects, but some are particularly clever (or horrifying, depending on your perspective). After Entomophthora muscae infects and kills a fly, it needs a way to transmit its spores to the next victim. It does this by making the corpse very, very sexy.
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Lots of fungi have evolved the ability to infect insects, but some are particularly clever (or horrifying, depending on your perspective). After Entomophthora muscae infects and kills a fly, it needs a way to transmit its spores to the next victim. It does this by making the corpse very, very sexy.
The debut album from Entomophthora, "Instinctual Disease", fucking rules. It has a lot to take in and you'll here black, thrash, and death metal influences all over these tracks and feels really fresh. There's some real musical storytelling on this. Don't sleep on Entomophthora, #MetalSky
Instinctual Disease, by Entomophthora
8 track album
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November 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The debut album from Entomophthora, "Instinctual Disease", fucking rules. It has a lot to take in and you'll here black, thrash, and death metal influences all over these tracks and feels really fresh. There's some real musical storytelling on this. Don't sleep on Entomophthora, #MetalSky
Some word clouds based on Henrik De Fine Licht's Google Scholar profile. Popular topics: fungal, fungus, fungi.
November 29, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Some word clouds based on Henrik De Fine Licht's Google Scholar profile. Popular topics: fungal, fungus, fungi.
This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.. @cosmicmeta.io #Zombiefly
https://u2m.io/LZgg4Idz
https://u2m.io/LZgg4Idz
July 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.. @cosmicmeta.io #Zombiefly
https://u2m.io/LZgg4Idz
https://u2m.io/LZgg4Idz
Dissecting multitrophic interactions: the relationships among Entomophthora, their dipteran hosts, and associated bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644288v1
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Dissecting multitrophic interactions: the relationships among Entomophthora, their dipteran hosts, and associated bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644288v1
#NowPlaying Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease, 2024
Holy fucking shit this is outrageous. There's all sorts of different stuff going on here, I'm picking out loads of different influences from black, death and thrash metal. It's all over the place in the best way possible.
Awesome.
Holy fucking shit this is outrageous. There's all sorts of different stuff going on here, I'm picking out loads of different influences from black, death and thrash metal. It's all over the place in the best way possible.
Awesome.
November 22, 2024 at 8:26 PM
#NowPlaying Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease, 2024
Holy fucking shit this is outrageous. There's all sorts of different stuff going on here, I'm picking out loads of different influences from black, death and thrash metal. It's all over the place in the best way possible.
Awesome.
Holy fucking shit this is outrageous. There's all sorts of different stuff going on here, I'm picking out loads of different influences from black, death and thrash metal. It's all over the place in the best way possible.
Awesome.
I might walk into a lightpost every now and again but damn can I notice a dead fly stuck 7 feet up a concrete wall 😂 🍄📸 Entomophthora muscae
December 7, 2023 at 2:59 AM
I might walk into a lightpost every now and again but damn can I notice a dead fly stuck 7 feet up a concrete wall 😂 🍄📸 Entomophthora muscae
💥 ALBUM REVIEW 💥
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
Review:
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
Review:
Album Review: Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease
The Razor's Edge review the new Entomophthora album, Instinctual Disease. Released November 22nd via Soulseller Records
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November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
💥 ALBUM REVIEW 💥
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
Review:
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
Review:
This one is more about the end of the fly. This is fly death fungus Entomophthora muscae, the fly is dead clinging to an ivy leaf. The fungus apparently makes it lift its wings out of the way so the spores spread easily.
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This one is more about the end of the fly. This is fly death fungus Entomophthora muscae, the fly is dead clinging to an ivy leaf. The fungus apparently makes it lift its wings out of the way so the spores spread easily.
Evidence that Entomophthora muscae controls the timing of host death via its own circadian clock https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.18.660419v1
June 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Evidence that Entomophthora muscae controls the timing of host death via its own circadian clock https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.18.660419v1
A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.
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La jolie trouvaille du jour : une dragée ailée zombifiée.
Il s'agit d'une mouche femelle parasitée par le champignon Entomophthora muscae qui a provoqué la maladie de la muscardine. Il l'a forcée à grimper en haut de cette fleur de Renoncule âcre tout en se nourrissant des parties internes. 1/2
Il s'agit d'une mouche femelle parasitée par le champignon Entomophthora muscae qui a provoqué la maladie de la muscardine. Il l'a forcée à grimper en haut de cette fleur de Renoncule âcre tout en se nourrissant des parties internes. 1/2
April 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
La jolie trouvaille du jour : une dragée ailée zombifiée.
Il s'agit d'une mouche femelle parasitée par le champignon Entomophthora muscae qui a provoqué la maladie de la muscardine. Il l'a forcée à grimper en haut de cette fleur de Renoncule âcre tout en se nourrissant des parties internes. 1/2
Il s'agit d'une mouche femelle parasitée par le champignon Entomophthora muscae qui a provoqué la maladie de la muscardine. Il l'a forcée à grimper en haut de cette fleur de Renoncule âcre tout en se nourrissant des parties internes. 1/2
Happy birthday. That book sounds awesome and congrats on spotting Entomophthora muscae in the wild; what behavior did you see or any pics to share?
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Happy birthday. That book sounds awesome and congrats on spotting Entomophthora muscae in the wild; what behavior did you see or any pics to share?
💥 ALBUM REVIEW 💥
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
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Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
https://buff.ly/3YWDdsj
November 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM
💥 ALBUM REVIEW 💥
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
https://buff.ly/3YWDdsj
Norwegians Entomophthora release 'Instinctual Disease' via Soulseller Records
https://buff.ly/3YWDdsj
Evidence that Entomophthora muscae controls the timing of host death via its own circadian clock
Bechthold, F., de Bivort, B. et al.
Paper
Details
#EntomophthoraCircadianClock #ParasiteHostInteraction #BiologicalTimingMechanisms
Bechthold, F., de Bivort, B. et al.
Paper
Details
#EntomophthoraCircadianClock #ParasiteHostInteraction #BiologicalTimingMechanisms
June 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Evidence that Entomophthora muscae controls the timing of host death via its own circadian clock
Bechthold, F., de Bivort, B. et al.
Paper
Details
#EntomophthoraCircadianClock #ParasiteHostInteraction #BiologicalTimingMechanisms
Bechthold, F., de Bivort, B. et al.
Paper
Details
#EntomophthoraCircadianClock #ParasiteHostInteraction #BiologicalTimingMechanisms
Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease #NowPlaying #Metalsky
November 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Entomophthora - Instinctual Disease #NowPlaying #Metalsky
A blackberry was a good choice for this Entomopathogenic #fungi
🆔 Entomophthora muscae
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🆔 Entomophthora muscae
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December 12, 2024 at 2:13 PM
A blackberry was a good choice for this Entomopathogenic #fungi
🆔 Entomophthora muscae
#fungifriends #mycology #nature
🆔 Entomophthora muscae
#fungifriends #mycology #nature