Pathogenic Fungus on cicada


It is a Pathogenic Fungus on the Cicada that infects and kills the insect.
Many cicada species suffer from fungal pathogens belonging to the genus Massospora. These fungi destroy the reproductive organs of males and cause them to behave like female cicadas — in the case of Magicicada cicadas, they flick their wings instead of singing — and they attempt to mate with other males, thus spreading the fung