Fungal infection causes tarantula to grow antlersS

This image may look like something dreamed up for a surreal horror movie, but it's a real horror for the tarantula in question. This unfortunate arachnid is infected with Cordyceps, a parasitic fungus that replaces its host's tissue with its own.


Really, when it come to being nightmarishly frightening, tarantulas have nothing on this freaky fungus.

Tarantula infected with Cordyceps [reddit via Boing Boing]