Ips typographus (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Ips typographus

Caption

When bark beetles invade spruce trees, they carry various fungal species with them. These fungi multiply in the tunnels, which facilitates the beetles’ invasion.

Credit

Benjamin Weiss, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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