An award-winning photo captures a ‘zombie’ fungus erupting from a fly
Biologist and photographer Roberto García-Roa took the photo while visiting the Peruvian Amazon
![A close-up of a 'zombie' fungus erupting from the body of a fly. The fungus has long, thin stalks ending in puffy 'heads'.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081822_rk_fungus-fly_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Fruiting bodies of a “zombie” fungus erupt from the body of a fly in this winning picture from the 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition.
Roberto García-Roa