Introduction to Mushrooms Revised April 2000
by By Michael W. Beug Email: beugm@evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
Slide 10.
Fungi like Cordyceps militaris can also attack and grow on living organisms. Cordyceps militaris is tasty to insects but once ingested the spores grow and kill the organism, then fruit to provide a new and sinister but beautiful fruiting body to attract the next victim.