The Fungus that makes cicadas sex crazy

Our world is teaming with astounding fungal interactions. Cicadas are now emerging with *cathinone producing fungi on its posteriors!

*Correction: The Massaspora species which produces psilocybin, in annual cicadas, is Massospora platypediae. Massaspora cicadensis produces an amphetamine, cathinone. Thank you @kaydubsthehikingscientist

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Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997998920/the-fungus-thats-making-cicadas-sex-crazy