RE: Polistes stigma: Both living and deceased paper wasps are decomposed by fungi

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But, based on the yeast that was found under its jaws and abdomen, I suspect it was orange pinwheel mushrooms

Very interesting. I think it must be a species of the genus Ophiocordyceps, maybe Ophiocordyceps humbertii.



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I appreciate your explanation, Jaki. That broadens my understanding of wasp-decomposing microbes. 🙂

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