Zombie fungus

Another amazing evolutionary tale...the spores of this fungus infect a host insect and compel the insect to travel up. The fungus then sprouts killing its host and ensuring the best distribution of future spores by being as high as possible. This cricket was the unfortunate victim this time round.

Amazin' Amazon Days 3, 4 and 5

April 20th 2015
Sarah (Day 3): We were disappointed to miss the clay lick due to adverse weather conditions that morning, but we were promised that we would hope for better weather and try again the next day. Once brekkie was out the way, the rain had finally stopped and at 8am we set out for a four hour jungle hike to take us through to lunch. Although it's quite a long time, we weren't going much further ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Manu National Park

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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