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Posted on 2/21/24 at 4:14 pm to
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 4:14 pm to
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Zombie spider fungus

has to be some kind of fungus. killing the spider would actually be doing it a favor
Posted by thumperpait
Member since Nov 2005
2450 posts
Posted on 2/21/24 at 4:19 pm to
Or could be eggs or baby spiders. Found a wolf spider at work and the women there were freaking out. Then they got pissed when I killed it and a bunch of baby spiders went everywhere. Can't please them all.
Posted by MRTigerFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
4247 posts
Posted on 2/21/24 at 4:21 pm to
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Zombie spider fungus

has to be some kind of fungus. killing the spider would actually be doing it a favor

I googled it and zombie spider fungus is a real thing but the pics online looked slightly different. This one looks like it got dipped in elmers glue
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 4:22 pm to
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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, otherwise known as cordyceps or zombie-ant fungus, infects insects such as ants or spiders. Like other parasites, cordyceps drains its host completely of nutrients before filling its body with spores that will let the fungus reproduce


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