The fungus is a death sentence to cicadas as it begins building up in the abdomen, eating away from the inside as fungal spores grow.       

Topics:  cicadas   fungus   
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  • This fungus turns cicadas into 'zombies' after being sexually transmitted
    At least 10% of Midwest cicadas were infected with Massospora cicadina, a sexually transmitted fungus in the 2020 brood. Will it reappear in 2024?
    04/3/2024 - 2:25 pm | View Link
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