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Fig. 6 | IMA Fungus

Fig. 6

From: The genus Entomophthora: bringing the insect destroyers into the twenty-first century

Fig. 6

Male fruit flies adhered via genitalia to E. muscae-infected dead or dying flies. Each panel shows a discrete occurrence of this phenomenon. Videos of each of these occurrences can be found at https://youtu.be/R8wRNitEFuU. An arrow points to males in all panels. A Male stuck attempting copulation with an actively dying fly. The male’s posture is not typical of an actively copulating male (abdomen is not sufficiently curled, forelegs not being used to grip the female). The female has undergone proboscis extension but has not yet raised her wings. B Male engaging in grooming behavior, oriented antiparallel to the female, indicating that copulation is not actively occurring. C Male adhered to a dead female via genitalia, anesthetized on a carbon dioxide pad. Photos/videos: C. Elya

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