Epstein was hyperparasite, a parasite whose quarry is other parasites. He fed on billionaires and stole their money.
August 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Epstein was hyperparasite, a parasite whose quarry is other parasites. He fed on billionaires and stole their money.
Because entomopathogens are just the coolest. Cordyceps militaris, with hyperparasite.
#fungifriends #mushroom #naturephotography #fungi
#nature #hiking #mycology #photography
#fungifriends #mushroom #naturephotography #fungi
#nature #hiking #mycology #photography
January 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Because entomopathogens are just the coolest. Cordyceps militaris, with hyperparasite.
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#nature #hiking #mycology #photography
#fungifriends #mushroom #naturephotography #fungi
#nature #hiking #mycology #photography
April 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Decomposing Leotia species. Hypomyces leotiicola is maybe the culprit? And maybe there's a hyperparasite? Is live to know more. #mushroomsky
July 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Decomposing Leotia species. Hypomyces leotiicola is maybe the culprit? And maybe there's a hyperparasite? Is live to know more. #mushroomsky
Fusarium heterosporum
Some hyperparasite action for the masses. A hyperparasite sounds like a tapeworm with ADHD, but is actually any parasite which specifically feeds on parasites. A parasite that feeds on hyperparasites can still just be considered a hyperparasite.
Some hyperparasite action for the masses. A hyperparasite sounds like a tapeworm with ADHD, but is actually any parasite which specifically feeds on parasites. A parasite that feeds on hyperparasites can still just be considered a hyperparasite.
January 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Fusarium heterosporum
Some hyperparasite action for the masses. A hyperparasite sounds like a tapeworm with ADHD, but is actually any parasite which specifically feeds on parasites. A parasite that feeds on hyperparasites can still just be considered a hyperparasite.
Some hyperparasite action for the masses. A hyperparasite sounds like a tapeworm with ADHD, but is actually any parasite which specifically feeds on parasites. A parasite that feeds on hyperparasites can still just be considered a hyperparasite.
It´s all about mushrooms!
Ampelomyces quisqualis ex Erysiphe berberidis
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Ampelomyces quisqualis ex Erysiphe berberidis
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
December 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM
It´s all about mushrooms!
Ampelomyces quisqualis ex Erysiphe berberidis
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Ampelomyces quisqualis ex Erysiphe berberidis
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Fun fact, in nature this is known as a Hyperparasite: a Parasite that Parasitizes other Parasites.
Nature! 🌈⭐it's fucked up✨.
Nature! 🌈⭐it's fucked up✨.
September 26, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Fun fact, in nature this is known as a Hyperparasite: a Parasite that Parasitizes other Parasites.
Nature! 🌈⭐it's fucked up✨.
Nature! 🌈⭐it's fucked up✨.
what's crazy is the hyperparasite that infects bodyguards and causes them to seduce the cult women, because _that_ parasite's larva need to feed on the eel eggs.
It's called Cult Collapse and it's actually a big problem. Anyway nature is fascinating
It's called Cult Collapse and it's actually a big problem. Anyway nature is fascinating
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 AM
what's crazy is the hyperparasite that infects bodyguards and causes them to seduce the cult women, because _that_ parasite's larva need to feed on the eel eggs.
It's called Cult Collapse and it's actually a big problem. Anyway nature is fascinating
It's called Cult Collapse and it's actually a big problem. Anyway nature is fascinating
It´s all about hyperparasites!
Tuberculina persicina ex Puccinia sessilis ex Allium ursinum
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Tuberculina persicina ex Puccinia sessilis ex Allium ursinum
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It´s all about hyperparasites!
Tuberculina persicina ex Puccinia sessilis ex Allium ursinum
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Tuberculina persicina ex Puccinia sessilis ex Allium ursinum
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Tuberculina maxima ex Gymnosporangium sabinae
Botanischer Garten Bochum, NRW, Germany, 27.8.2026
#Tuberculina #Tuberculinamaxima #Gymnosporangium #Gymnosporangiumsabinae #Hyperparasite #Rustfungus #Rostpilz #FungiFriends #fungiFriday #Nature #Phytopathology
Botanischer Garten Bochum, NRW, Germany, 27.8.2026
#Tuberculina #Tuberculinamaxima #Gymnosporangium #Gymnosporangiumsabinae #Hyperparasite #Rustfungus #Rostpilz #FungiFriends #fungiFriday #Nature #Phytopathology
August 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Tuberculina maxima ex Gymnosporangium sabinae
Botanischer Garten Bochum, NRW, Germany, 27.8.2026
#Tuberculina #Tuberculinamaxima #Gymnosporangium #Gymnosporangiumsabinae #Hyperparasite #Rustfungus #Rostpilz #FungiFriends #fungiFriday #Nature #Phytopathology
Botanischer Garten Bochum, NRW, Germany, 27.8.2026
#Tuberculina #Tuberculinamaxima #Gymnosporangium #Gymnosporangiumsabinae #Hyperparasite #Rustfungus #Rostpilz #FungiFriends #fungiFriday #Nature #Phytopathology
A parasite that leeches off other parasites is known as a hyperparasite. That was Epstein.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A parasite that leeches off other parasites is known as a hyperparasite. That was Epstein.
It´s all about hyperparasites!
Cladosporium phyllophilum (brown) ex Taphrina pruni ex Prunus spinosa
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Cladosporium phyllophilum (brown) ex Taphrina pruni ex Prunus spinosa
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It´s all about hyperparasites!
Cladosporium phyllophilum (brown) ex Taphrina pruni ex Prunus spinosa
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Cladosporium phyllophilum (brown) ex Taphrina pruni ex Prunus spinosa
#fungifriends #mycology #hyperparasite
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo's jungles that preys on "zombie fungus" that are known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death.
www.sciencealert.com
June 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
Epicoccum andropogonis ex Claviceps purpurea
#Clavicepspurpurea #Claviceps #Mutterkorn #Epicoccumandropogonis #Epicoccum #Hyperparasite #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Phytopathology #Ergot
#Clavicepspurpurea #Claviceps #Mutterkorn #Epicoccumandropogonis #Epicoccum #Hyperparasite #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Phytopathology #Ergot
October 30, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Epicoccum andropogonis ex Claviceps purpurea
#Clavicepspurpurea #Claviceps #Mutterkorn #Epicoccumandropogonis #Epicoccum #Hyperparasite #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Phytopathology #Ergot
#Clavicepspurpurea #Claviceps #Mutterkorn #Epicoccumandropogonis #Epicoccum #Hyperparasite #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Phytopathology #Ergot
𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯: A parasite whose host is itself another parasite.
Also known as 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, these organisms lay their eggs inside or near parasitoid larvae, which are themselves parasitizing the tissues of a host.
Art by @wefail.bsky.social
Also known as 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, these organisms lay their eggs inside or near parasitoid larvae, which are themselves parasitizing the tissues of a host.
Art by @wefail.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯: A parasite whose host is itself another parasite.
Also known as 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, these organisms lay their eggs inside or near parasitoid larvae, which are themselves parasitizing the tissues of a host.
Art by @wefail.bsky.social
Also known as 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, these organisms lay their eggs inside or near parasitoid larvae, which are themselves parasitizing the tissues of a host.
Art by @wefail.bsky.social
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
The new species was collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservatio
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
The new species was collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservatio
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo's jungles that preys on "zombie fungus" that are known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death.
www.sciencealert.com
June 22, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite', a World First
The new species was collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservatio
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
The new species was collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservatio
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
"Pleurocordyceps species, a hyperparasite on Ophiocordyceps (usually O. crinalis). Primary host is a caterpillar."
My friend much smarter than I declared that this is a hyperparasite on another fungus that killed a caterpillar.
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Pleurocordyceps species, a hyperparasite on Ophiocordyceps (usually O. crinalis). Primary host is a caterpillar."
Happy to share this preprint confirming "Uromyces plumbarius first reported on Oenothera lindheimeri in Europe with widespread distribution and association with the rust hyperparasite Sphaerellopsis sp." Thanks @pascal-frey.bsky.social & @erikslootweg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
April 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Happy to share this preprint confirming "Uromyces plumbarius first reported on Oenothera lindheimeri in Europe with widespread distribution and association with the rust hyperparasite Sphaerellopsis sp." Thanks @pascal-frey.bsky.social & @erikslootweg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Day 12: Some #mistletoe species are "hyperparasites"! They grow on other mistletoes of different or of the same species (=autoparasites), often altering the effects of the primary parasite (Krasylenko et al., 2021). Note the different leaves of host, parasite and hyperparasite below... 🤯🧪 (13/26)
December 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Day 12: Some #mistletoe species are "hyperparasites"! They grow on other mistletoes of different or of the same species (=autoparasites), often altering the effects of the primary parasite (Krasylenko et al., 2021). Note the different leaves of host, parasite and hyperparasite below... 🤯🧪 (13/26)
There's a word for that, hyperparasite! It happens a bunch in nature
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
There's a word for that, hyperparasite! It happens a bunch in nature
“Oh, you’re making sure endangered species have the right microbiomes to thrive in reintroduction efforts? That’s cool.
Um. My turn!
This is a fish. It has a parasite. And also a hyperparasite. And a separate parasite who is jellyfish trying to be a protozoan. It’s very pretty.”
Um. My turn!
This is a fish. It has a parasite. And also a hyperparasite. And a separate parasite who is jellyfish trying to be a protozoan. It’s very pretty.”
June 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
“Oh, you’re making sure endangered species have the right microbiomes to thrive in reintroduction efforts? That’s cool.
Um. My turn!
This is a fish. It has a parasite. And also a hyperparasite. And a separate parasite who is jellyfish trying to be a protozoan. It’s very pretty.”
Um. My turn!
This is a fish. It has a parasite. And also a hyperparasite. And a separate parasite who is jellyfish trying to be a protozoan. It’s very pretty.”
She's what as known as a hyperparasite. A parasite that feeds on other parasites.
January 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
She's what as known as a hyperparasite. A parasite that feeds on other parasites.