Cordyceps fungus infiltrate their insect host, where their hyphae then grow into the insect's body and absorb nutrients from non-essential organs while controlling the insect's brain. When the fungus is ready to reproduce, it directs its host to march to a cool, moist location in the forest where spores erupt through the insect’s head to spread in the wind.
Commensalism Mutualism Parasitism Predation
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The relationship described between the cordyceps fungus and its insect host is a form of parasitism.
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