Alison Pouliot

Alison Pouliot

Live Science Contributor

Alison Pouliot is an ecologist and photographer with a passion for fungi.

Latest articles by Alison Pouliot

A dead ant on a leaf with a parasitic fungus bursting from its body and arching up and over

'Few insect orders have been spared': Why death by parasite keeps life in the forest thriving

By Alison Pouliot published

"The fungus swiftly colonizes and liquefies the caterpillar's delicate innards via powerful enzymes that pervade the creature's entire body cavity, effectively consuming the caterpillar from the inside out."

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