An insect horror story

I found this on the Kew website, not for those of a nervous disposition. The psychedelic cicada-infecting fungus | Kew
Fascinating how the fungus manipulates the insect.

 

And not the only one! I found one of these in the swimming pool a couple of years ago...https://www.google.com/search?q=gor...j0i22i30l3.3926j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Poor crickets! They have a rough deal, don't they?